How to Use racketeer in a Sentence

racketeer

verb
  • 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
  • Rahkeem Lee McDonald, 25, of Charlotte, was ordered to serve life in prison, following his guilty plea to racketeering conspiracy and murder.
    Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 9 Jan. 2018

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