.Man Gets 12 Years for Fraud
<p> 《365个英语小故事》:实用简洁的小故事，都是日常生活小故事，在学习英语的同时了解美国文化，循序渐进，轻松掌握。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="sentenced">sentenced</span> <span word="Bruce">Bruce</span> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="to">to</span> 12 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="prison">prison</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="fraud">fraud</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="a">a</span> 10-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="managed">managed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swindle">swindle</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> $10 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gullible">gullible</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="state">state</span>.</p><p> <span word="He">He</span> <span word="advertised">advertised</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="reason">reason</span>, <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="break">break</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ice">ice</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="stranger">stranger</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="viewer">viewer</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sees">sees</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="knows">knows</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trusted">trusted</span> <span word="friend">friend</span>.</p><p> <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="wouldnt">wouldnt</span> <span word="quit">quit</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="proved">proved</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="collapse">collapse</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="For">For</span> $100, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="insure">insure</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="property">property</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="value">value</span>. <span word="Thousands">Thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="ad">ad</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="each">each</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="ad">ad</span>, <span word="Jones">Jones</span> <span word="claimed">claimed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="negotiated">negotiated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="federal">federal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="exclusive">exclusive</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="viewers">viewers</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="only">only</span> $100, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> 10 <span word="miles">miles</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="property">property</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="property">property</span> $100 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="crossing">crossing</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="rockets">rockets</span>, <span word="satellites">satellites</span>, <span word="space">space</span> <span word="shuttles">shuttles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="space">space</span> <span word="stations">stations</span> $100 <span word="for">for</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="violation">violation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="rights">rights</span>.</p>
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