Racketeering refers to a type of organized criminal activity where a group or individual participates in illegal business enterprises, such as extortion, bribery, or fraud, often using violence or intimidation to maintain control. Full definition
Williams and 10 other former Atlanta Public Schools educators were convicted of racketeering charges. (csmonitor.com)
· In the same way as they refuse contributions from organized crime, political parties and all candidates for office should publicly kick the addiction to tobacco money — an industry which has been convicted of racketeering in federal court. (wamc.org)
The plaintiffs claimed that Hartford violated federal racketeering law by developing a scheme to buy the annuities from its Hartford Life affiliate without notifying the claimants, and then setting the prices so that Hartford withheld 15 % of the value of the structured portion of settlements. (rocketlawyer.com)