Racketeering

Origin

Coined by the Employers' Association of Greater Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union.

David Witwer, "'The Most Racketeer-Ridden Union in America': The Problem of Corruption in the Teamsters Union During the 1930s," in Corrupt Histories, Emmanuel Kreike and William Chester Jordan, eds., University of Rochester Press, 2004. ISBN 1580461735

Full definition of racketeering

Noun

1. The criminal action of being involved in a racket.

Verb

1. Present participle of racketeer