| Subject | English | Russian |
| crim.jarg. | run a protection racket | крышевать (These thugs ran a vast protection racket with which all property-owners had to co-operate if they hoped to survive. Cambridge Business English Dictionary Alexander Demidov) |
| Makarov. | run a racket | шантажировать |
| gen. | run a racket | установить систему рэкета (о бандах рэкетиров) |
| amer. | run a scam or a racket | делать дела (Used as slang, in a criminal sense. Maggie) |
| Makarov. | run a shakedown racket | заниматься вымогательством |