Man Steals Money from Healthcare and Taxes
男子盜取醫療保健金與稅金
Introduction
James Shuford Price III told the court he is guilty. He stole a lot of money from the government.
James Shuford Price III 告訴法庭他承認有罪。他從政府盜取了大量資金。
Main Body
Price owned a company called Golden Star Labs. He asked for $96 million from Medicare and Medi-Cal. He lied about medical tests to get this money. He paid people to help him steal.
Price 擁有一家名為 Golden Star Labs 的公司。他向 Medicare 和 Medi-Cal 申請了 9,600 萬美元。他透過醫療測試造假來獲取這筆資金。他還花錢雇人協助他盜款。
Price stole names from doctors. He used these names to make fake bills. He did this for a long time. Most of the bills were fake.
Price 盜用了醫生的姓名。他利用這些姓名開立虛假帳單。他長期如此操作。大多數帳單都是偽造的。
Price also lied to the government about his money. He did not pay his taxes for the year 2022. The government took $6 million from him.
Price 還向政府謊報其財產狀況。他未繳納 2022 年的稅款。政府從他那裡追回了 600 萬美元。
Conclusion
Price may go to prison for 13 years. He must pay the money back.
Price 可能會被判處 13 年監禁。他必須償還這筆款項。
Vocabulary Learning
The "Past Action" Pattern
Look at how the story talks about things that already happened. To tell a story in English, we often add -ed to the end of a word.
Examples from the text:
- Ask → Asked
- Lie → Lied
- Own → Owned
Watch out! Some words are "rebels" and change completely. They don't use -ed. These are very common for A2 learners:
- Steal Stole
- Tell Told
- Do Did
- Pay Paid
Quick Logic: If you see Stole or Asked, the action is finished. It is in the past.