ringleader
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Andy Burnham has said he will ask the home and foreign secretaries to "review all possible options" to deport the ringleader of a notorious Rochdale grooming gang.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
At a recent show the ringleader wore a red dirndl with gray knee socks and black ankle boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
Beijing has also called Chen "the ringleader of a major cross-border gambling and fraud criminal syndicate", and Cambodia deported him to China last week.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
And he was right; I was the ringleader here.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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
Two 45-year-old Iraqi Kurds identified as the ringleaders of the smuggling network received the heaviest terms -- 12 and 15 years -- over the deaths of seven Afghans trying to reach the English coast.
From Barron's ● Nov. 18, 2025
Reuss and another suspect, a former paratrooper, are alleged to have been the group’s ringleaders.
From Seattle Times ● May 20, 2024
The two SFJ ringleaders were also formally labeled as “terrorists” by India in 2020, with the government requesting that Interpol issue a “red notice” for Pannun’s arrest; the international policing body declined to do so.
From Slate ● Nov. 29, 2023
Might Mr. Nixon be banking on us doing his job punishing the ringleaders ourselves?
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
