ringleader
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In December, a court in the US also sentenced Oluwaseun Adekoya, a Nigerian ringleader of nationwide bank fraud and money-laundering conspiracies, to 20 years in prison for laundering over $2m.
From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026
There is also something less expected: tears, especially from ringleader Johnny Knoxville.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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
As the class comedian, the eternal ringleader, never in a bad mood, never a crybaby.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
Fars added that the buildings were "severely damaged" and police arrested several people described as "ringleaders".
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
Energy Transfer identified two U.S.-based Greenpeace entities and the umbrella group Greenpeace International as the ringleaders responsible for the pipeline fiasco.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 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
Sam and Lige and Walter were the ringleaders of the mule-talkers.
From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston
