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racketeer

noun as in gangster

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noun as in crook

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Nania has yet to enter a plea to racketeering charges filed in federal court, and it wasn’t clear if he had a lawyer who could speak for him.

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During the trial, jurors heard from three women, his two former girlfriends and a personal assistant, who described a culture within the empire that prosecutors likened to a mob-style racketeering operation.

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Kim Kardashian and Kris Jenner are taking legal action to snuff out accusations that they are the subjects of a federal criminal racketeering investigation — claims publicized by the former’s ex-boyfriend Ray J.

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Four reputed members of a small North Hollywood gang, the Vanowen Street Locos, were charged with murder for hire and racketeering.

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After seven years of litigation, hearings and the trial of a co-defendant — Landa-Rodriguez’s former lawyer — Landa-Rodriguez pleaded guilty to racketeering in March.

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