ringleader
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The home secretary will change the law so the freed ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang can be deported, the BBC has been told.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
Ms. Allen adds credibility to these theories, however, by piecing together Richmond’s likely role as the ringleader of the cohort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The ringleader ended up pleading guilty and being sentenced to more than 10 years in prison; the other three received sentences ranging from 18 months to five years.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
In “The Hunting Wives,” Brittany Snow stars as Sophie O’Neil, an ex-Bostonian housewife who gets pulled into the world of Malin Akerman’s socialite ringleader Margo Banks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
Since I was the ringleader, he’d try to distract me by asking what skills I was learning in gymnastics.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
Chhay Sinarith, the senior minister, has said authorities have raided more than 250 scam centers and launched legal cases against some 750 alleged ringleaders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
Police said they detained 57 Cambodian suspects and eight Chinese "ringleaders" at the office on Tuesday night.
From Barron's ● Mar. 11, 2026
Reuss and another suspect, a former paratrooper, are alleged to have been the group’s ringleaders.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024
Judge Richard Marks KC said Gormley "succumbed to temptation and greed" when approached by one of the people-smuggling ringleaders.
From BBC ● Nov. 30, 2023
Might Mr. Nixon be banking on us doing his job punishing the ringleaders ourselves?
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
