Former City Leaders Admit to Taking Illegal Money
前市政府領導人承認收受非法資金
Introduction
Some former leaders in Jackson, Mississippi, said they broke the law. They took illegal money for a fake building project.
密西西比州傑克遜市的一些前領導人表示他們觸法，在一個虛假的建築項目中收受了非法資金。
Main Body
Former Mayor Lumumba and Council member Banks said they are guilty. They worked with a lawyer named Jody Owens. FBI agents pretended to build a hotel. They gave money to the leaders to help the project.
前市長 Lumumba 和市議員 Banks 表示他們有罪。他們與一名叫 Jody Owens 的律師合作。FBI 探員假裝要建造一家酒店，向這些領導人提供資金以協助該項目。
Jody Owens took $115,000. He gave some money to Mayor Lumumba. Lumumba got $50,000. He tried to change meeting dates to help the project.
Jody Owens 收取了 11 萬 5 千美元。他將部分資金交給了市長 Lumumba。Lumumba 獲得了 5 萬美元。他曾試圖更改會議日期以協助該項目。
Some people say the police are unfair to Black leaders. But the U.S. Attorney says the leaders broke the law. He says the evidence is real.
有些人認為警方對黑人領導人不公平。但美國檢察官表示，這些領導人觸犯了法律，且證據確鑿。
Conclusion
The leaders have a court date on October 15. They might go to prison for five years. They must also pay a lot of money.
這些領導人於 10 月 15 日有出庭日期。他們可能會被判處五年監禁，且必須支付鉅額罰金。
Vocabulary Learning
🚨 The 'Action' Word Trick
Look at how the story describes the past. To tell a story about things that already happened, we usually just add -ed to the word.
Examples from the text:
- Work Worked
- Pretend Pretended
⚠️ The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular Words)
Some words are rebels! They don't use -ed. You must memorize them as they are:
| Now | Before |
|---|---|
| Say | Said |
| Take | Took |
| Give | Gave |
| Go | Went (similar to 'might go') |
💡 Quick Tip for A2
If you see 'broke the law', it means the person did something illegal.
- Broke is the past of Break.
- Break the law Do a crime.