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racketeering::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | felony |
| Derivation | racketeer |
Examples of racketeering
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Fuentes, also known as Spia, pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge.
From the tennessean.com
They also face three years for evidence-tampering and 20 years for racketeering.
From the time.com
The charges they face include racketeering and extortion or attempted extortion.
From the freep.com
This makes racketeering too tempting for the highly ambitious to leave it alone.
From the economist.com
He was sentenced to 15 years and 10 months for racketeering and money laundering.
From the kentucky.com
Renzi was indicted last year on racketeering charges, and has pleaded not guilty.
From the bloomberg.com
He is being held for 90 days on suspicion of racketeering and weapons offenses.
From the time.com
Christiansen, 67, of Seattle pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit racketeering.
From the thenewstribune.com
And federal prosecutors put more than a dozen of them in prison for racketeering.
From the heraldtribune.com
- Engaging in a racket
- (racketeer) carry on illegal business activities involving crime
- (racketeer) someone who commits crimes for profit (especially one who obtains money by fraud or extortion)
- (The Racketeer) The Racketeer is a 1929 American film directed by Howard Higgin.
- The criminal action of being involved in a racket
- (Racketeer) A dishonest tennis player.
- (Racketeer) a person who obtains money illegally by fraud, bootlegging, gambling, or threats of violence.
- A term referring to the act of committing several crimes, usually criminal gambling, extortion, bribery and loan-sharking.
- Traditionally, obtaining or extorting money illegally or carrying on illegal business activities, usually by ORGANIZED CRIME. A pattern of illegal activity carried out as part of an enterprise that is owned or controlled by those who are engaged in the illegal activity. ...
