Sentences with phrase «by a crime syndicate»

Or again, would a biochemist, asked by a crime syndicate to develop a poison which would be undetectable at autopsy, be able to ignore the consequences of such a discovery?

Looper follows a group of hit men (loopers) whose targets are sent back in time by a crime syndicate in the future.

We're told it's a «lawless time» with the galaxy overrun by crime syndicates in search hyperfuel — an extremely powerful energy source that is in short supply.

Set within a bleak vision of the future dominated by a crime syndicate known only as the Boryokudan, players take control of Azriel Odin, an ex-assassin with a shady past, and Delta - Six aka Charlie, a prisoner in a secret facility who has had his memory wiped clean.

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Data breaches like the one Target suffered are typically conducted by organized crime syndicates or similar groups with a sizeable level of cleverness.

Russia's grim Soviet - era housing, high rates of abortion and of alcoholism and substance abuse, crime syndicates controlled by the Mafia and widespread corruption — all these help to make Christianity deeply attractive.

Organized crimes, whether committed by a state (whether or not they acknowledge it as a crime), religious group, or crime syndicate are just that organized crime.

A statement signed by the kogi State Police command's Public Relation Officer, ASP William Aya said the command through proactive crime preventing strategies, arrested the kidnap syndicates at Omadeni village in Dekina Local Government of Kogi State.

Rhino protection has grown more expensive in the last few years due to a surge in poaching fueled by international crime syndicates to feed demand in places such as Vietnam, where horn is used as a traditional medicine and sold at prices higher than gold.

The film is further enriched by the performances of Jeff Daniels as Abe, the future boss of the crime syndicate, and by Paul Dano as Seth, a friend of Old Joe who fears the loop is about to be closed on him.

Now hunted by the ruthless MNU military division and the exploitive slum crime syndicates, Wikus has nowhere else to hide but within District 9.

After four masked bandits pull off a daring daylight jewel heist, they end up not only being hunted by the police, but also by a powerful crime syndicate!

While suffering from amnesia, Kazuya Mishima is kidnapped by an underground crime syndicate and forced to become a ruthless assassin.

Gemini Rue (formerly known as Boryokudan Rue) is an intense adventure set in a bleak future dominated by the corrupt Boryokudan crime syndicate.

All the Money in the World tells the real - life story of the kidnapping of John Paul Getty III (played by Charlie Plummer), by an organized crime syndicate, and his billionaire grandfather's cold and controversial refusal to pay his ransom.

When Quentin Tarantino writes or directs a film, one can rest assured in the knowledge that it will involve hard - hearted characters living in a dangerous world most likely fueled by drugs, hard - core violence, crime syndicates, and good music.

The story begins with our red dead super hero taking apart crime syndicates around the world, only to find himself determined to protect a young mutant who is being hunted by a hitman from the future named Cable (Josh Brolin).

Casting himself as a heavy in his own film, Haley gets several of the film's more flowery, belabored passages, though he fares better with these than Edi Gathegi (better known as the dreadlocked vampire in the first Twilight film) as the kidnapped son of a black criminal lynchpin (presented so unenthusiastically it makes the crime syndicate run by Harry Belafonte in Altman's Kansas City seem more like Scorsese).

DVD Review by Kam Williams A-List Cast Expertly Executes Cat - and - Mouse Crime Thriller Irina Vlaslov (Kate Winslet) assumed the reins of an Atlanta - based crime syndicate after her husband Vasili (Igor Komar) was sent up the rCrime Thriller Irina Vlaslov (Kate Winslet) assumed the reins of an Atlanta - based crime syndicate after her husband Vasili (Igor Komar) was sent up the rcrime syndicate after her husband Vasili (Igor Komar) was sent up the river.

Written and directed by Gareth Evans, the action sequel picks up right where the first film left off and follows Rama (Iko Uwais) as he goes undercover and infiltrates the ranks of a ruthless Jakarta crime syndicate in order to protect his family and uncover the corruption in his own police force.

Ordered by Winston, kingpin of secret assassin society The Continental, to respect the organization's ancient code, Wick reluctantly accepts the assignment to travel to Rome to take out D'Antonio's sister, the ruthless capo atop the Italian Camorra crime syndicate.

WHAT: When they're sent to Thailand to rescue the British ambassador's kidnapped daughter, Damien Scott (Sullivan Stapleton) and Michael Stonebridge (Philip Winchester) uncover a much larger terrorist plot orchestrated by the North Korean crime syndicate, Office 39.

In the 2044 of Looper, time travel exists, but it's mainly used by a giant organized crime syndicate, which sends hit men who have outlived their usefulness back in time to be murdered by their younger selves.

The film is expected to introduce new characters as well, with the main antagonist rumored to be a head of a Japanese crime syndicate; this villain role will reportedly be filled by Hiroyuki Sanada, who previously worked with Keanu Reeves on 47 Ronin.

Written by Jonathan Fernandez, the film is led by Boardwalk Empire «s Michael Pitt in the true story of a young hood and his beautiful female partner Rosie (Nina Arianda) who come up with a dangerous plot to steal from the social clubs of the organised crime syndicates of New York City.

At the point of departure, we learn via flashback narrated by Chun - Li that, when she was a little girl, her father (Edmund Chen) was kidnapped by some creeps in the Shadalao (pigeon English for «Shadow Law») crime syndicate.

Film Review by Kam Williams Ruthless Russian Mobsters Blackmail Crooked Cops in Riveting, High Body - Count Thriller Irina Vlaslov (Kate Winslet) assumed the reins of an Atlanta - based crime syndicate after her husband Vasili (Igor Komar) was sent up the river.

Legend (R for sexuality, drug use, graphic violence and pervasive profanity) Mob saga revisiting the exploits of Reggie and Ronnie Kray (both played by Tom Hardy), infamous identical twins who ran a powerful crime syndicate in London in the Sixties.

President Shot 129 Times from 43 Different Angles DALLAS, TEX. — President Kennedy was assassinated Friday by operatives of the CIA, the Giancana crime syndicate, Fidel Castro, Vice President Johnson, the Freemasons and the Teamsters as he rode through downtown Dallas in a motorcade.

Launched alongside the console and PC game Mafia 3, and developed by 2K's go - to mobile studio Cat Daddy Games, this game has you building up a crime syndicate of your own in New Bordeaux, fighting NPCs and other players as you try to become the biggest criminals in town.

Released as a counterpart to the entirely original title Fear Effect Sedna, the original title by Kronos Digital Entertainment was ahead of its time, using Resident Evil style gameplay with FMV backgrounds and cel shaded characters to tell a story of mercenaries mixed up in crime syndicates and the supernatural.

Developed by Joshua Nuernberger, Gemini Rue is set in a bleak future dominated by the corrupt Boryokudan crime syndicate.

No, what truly makes a hero is the sheer will to do good in the world by protecting others and by dismantling harmful crime syndicates.

16 That figure, again with no qualification, was used in speeches by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, a climate change crusader, such as his call on May 6, 2015 to use the RICO Act — a law intended to combat organized crime syndicates — to put «deniers» in jail.17 The same claim appeared in the U.K. Daily Mail.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- The United States will destroy its six - ton stockpile of elephant ivory as a way to combat wildlife trafficking, an international fight that often has law enforcement outgunned by well - financed crime syndicates, White House panelists said on Monday.