Sentence examples for criminal wealth from inspiring English sources
Rappers like Nas, the Notorious B.I.G. and the Wu-Tang Clan describe a bleak street life in which criminal wealth goes with paranoia, betrayal and imminent death.
In "The Godfather: Part II" (1974), the child Vito Corleone arrives at Ellis, which becomes the launch point of a narrative that lifts the Corleone clan to the summit of criminal wealth and power.
Like the £53m Securitas raid and the £26m Brinks Matt bullion raid before it, the Graff affair harks back to an earlier time, when audacity and sheer nerve were the key qualities necessary for those aspiring to acquire rapid criminal wealth.
We follow his rise to absurd criminal wealth and paranoia out of thousands of immigrants arriving in Florida in 1980s 'Cuban crimewave' (the film's words).
Fitzgerald's hero suffers from star-crossed love, his wealth has criminal origins, and he loves to give flamboyant parties.
The commercial bail industry and its big insurance backers hover over the American criminal justice system, siphoning wealth and opportunity from poor communities.
Still, we see evidence of inequality in the long list of disparities in employment and wealth, education, criminal justice and health that still so often break down along the color line.
A look at the roster of candidates for the current election suggests that too many again are celebrities or time-wasters.A legal campaign by a civil-activist group, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), forced aspiring parliamentarians to publish details of their education, wealth and criminal past.
"While offshore structures and trusts do have a genuine purpose for many individuals and corporations, we believe that many of these structures and trusts are being used to evade tax, avoid corporate responsibility, disguise and hide unexplained wealth, facilitate criminal activity and to launder the proceeds of crime," she said.
This son of wealth welcomed criminal lobbyist Jack Abramoff into the White House while bestowing tax breaks to the nation's richest.
