How to Use racketeer in a Sentence

racketeer

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• Heinel, who was fired by USC in March, has pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges.
  — Margaret Shuttleworth, CNN, 4 Sep. 2019
• Eleven days before the start of the Olympic Games, Gillooly pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in exchange for a lesser sentence.
  — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2018
• Hendrix pleaded guilty to racketeering charges in July, and faces up to nine years in federal prison.
  — Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 18 Dec. 2017
• Gillooly testifies against Harding and pleads guilty to racketeering in exchange for a two-year sentence.
  — Peggy Truong, Cosmopolitan, 16 Jan. 2018
• Heinel, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of racketeering conspiracy, was fired from her post when she was arrested.
  — Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2019
• All three men faced a single count of racketeering conspiracy, of which Messrs. Marin and Napout were convicted.
  — Rebecca Davis O’Brien, WSJ, 22 Dec. 2017
• Jenkins, the task force supervisor, was sentenced last month to 25 years in prison after pleading guilty to racketeering charges.
  — Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 5 July 2018
• Devine pleaded guilty in a plea agreement to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2019
• Martinez faces up to life behind bars after pleading guilty in December to racketeering charges in connection with the killing.
  — Crystal Hill, miamiherald, 14 May 2018
• To avoid a possible death penalty, Hartley and Cureton pleaded guilty last year to two counts of racketeering murder and have begun serving life terms in prison.
  — Michael Gordon, charlotteobserver, 13 Oct. 2017
• Gillooly and Eckhart pleaded guilty to racketeering for their involvement in the incident.
  — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Webb pleaded guilty to racketeering charges and awaits sentencing.
  — Larry Neumeister, The Seattle Times, 24 May 2017
• Michael Babich told a Boston jury at Kapoor’s racketeering trial on Tuesday.
  — Jef Feeley, Bloomberg.com, 13 Feb. 2019
• The new count of racketeering related to bribery adds to racketeering and other charges previously filed in New York and Illinois.
  — NBC News, 6 Dec. 2019
• Both men were convicted of racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, each count of which can carry up to 20 years in prison.
  — Rebecca R. Ruiz, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2017
• The three raids come amid ongoing corruption probes at City Hall, including the bombshell racketeering indictment filed in late May against Ald.
  — Ray Long, chicagotribune.com, 18 July 2019
• The would-be rapper had already pleaded guilty before the trial started, to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2019
• His conviction follows the April guilty plea by his top lieutenant in the group, Mack, to racketeering conspiracy and racketeering charges.
  — Aurelie Corinthios, PEOPLE.com, 1 July 2019
• The mobster pleaded guilty in 2012 to racketeering conspiracy for his role in shaking down Providence strip joints.
  — Milton J. Valencia, BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2018
• Ernst, who declined to comment through his lawyer, pleaded not guilty to racketeering conspiracy.
  — Daniel Golden, ProPublica, 8 Oct. 2019
• Both were convicted of racketeering in 2015 and are serving lengthy federal prison sentences.
  — Sam Quinones, Los Angeles Magazine, 25 Sep. 2017
• The scheme run by William Rick Singer, who pleaded guilty Tuesday to racketeering conspiracy and other crimes, was enabled by the manner in which athletic departments round...
  — Rachel Bachman, WSJ, 17 Mar. 2019
• Singer has pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and other crimes and is cooperating in the case.
  — oregonlive, 16 Apr. 2019
• Jimmy pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy, tax fraud, and wire fraud.
  — Rich Cohen, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2018
• In recent years, civil lawsuits have used racketeering laws leading to large settlements.
  — Juliet Linderman, Fox News, 11 June 2019
• Filenger was sentenced Thursday to 6 ½ years in federal prison after pleading guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy.
  — Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
• Filenger, 41, of Sunny Isles, pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering conspiracy on Monday in federal court in Miami.
  — Paula McMahon, Sun-Sentinel.com, 20 Dec. 2017
• The Romos were among four Bandidos who pleaded guilty in September to Benesh’s racketeering murder and await sentencing.
  — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Mar. 2018
• Singer has pleaded guilty to racketeering conspiracy and other crimes.
  — Nick Anderson, Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2019
• The raids on Sandoval’s offices come amid ongoing corruption probes at City Hall, including the bombshell racketeering indictment filed against Ald.
  — Jason Meisner, chicagotribune.com, 24 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024