racketeer
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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 • Nov. 12, 2025
“This is a big town now,” Marlowe says to Eddie Mars, a gambling racketeer.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2024
Browner, Chambers and Lesley Chappell Green, 35, of Stone Mountain were all convicted of racketeer influenced and corrupt organization conspiracy.
From Washington Times • Aug. 22, 2023
There is no evidence Butler gained materially from being “a racketeer for capitalism” — his words — who “helped rape a half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 18, 2022
If you should set a thief to catch a thief, what does it take to stop a racketeer...?
From The Ambulance Made Two Trips by Leinster, Murray
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