racketeer
Example Sentences
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They claim that it amounted to a “pattern of racketeering,” and are seeking more than $12 million in damages plus attorneys fees.
The sprawling racketeering case suffered a death by a thousand cuts - a judge tossed out several of the charges in 2024, and Willis was disqualified a few months later.
From BBC
An alleged Chinese racketeer linked to a hugely lucrative scam hub in Myanmar was extradited from Thailand to China on Wednesday, a police official in Bangkok told AFP.
From Barron's
Nania has yet to enter a plea to racketeering charges filed in federal court, and it wasn’t clear if he had a lawyer who could speak for him.
From Los Angeles Times
During the trial, jurors heard from three women, his two former girlfriends and a personal assistant, who described a culture within the empire that prosecutors likened to a mob-style racketeering operation.
From Los Angeles Times
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