Perth Money Manager Says He Is Not Guilty of 22 Crimes

Introduction

Jack Endersby is a 27-year-old money manager from Perth. He said he is not guilty of 22 crimes. One crime was dropped. The case will go to trial.

Main Body

Endersby went to court on Friday. The court dropped one crime. He then said he was not guilty of the other 22 crimes. Police arrested him in 2023. People said they gave him money to invest. They said he did not give their money back. Endersby had a company called Codex Investments. He also had other companies. In 2020, he said he managed about $2.2 million. He rented an office. He met new clients there. His emails had a New York address. He lived in a nice apartment. He drove a fast car. He traveled to Dubai and New York. The police say Endersby took money from new clients. He used that money to pay old clients. He also used the money for his own life. Endersby says this is not true. He says his investments made money. Police first gave him 11 crimes. Then more people came to the police. So police gave him 12 more crimes. One person who lost money is Endersby''s grandmother. She and other people will talk in court. Endersby will show what he did with the money.

Conclusion

Endersby will go back to court in July. The court will pick a day for the trial. Then the trial will start.

Vocabulary Learning

court
A place where a judge decides if someone broke the law.法庭
Example:Endersby went to court on Friday.
guilty
When you did something wrong or broke a rule.有罪的
Example:He said he is not guilty of the crimes.
money
Coins or paper we use to buy things.
Example:People gave him money to invest.
police
People who make sure everyone follows the law.警察
Example:Police arrested him in 2023.
trial
A meeting in court to decide if someone is guilty.審判
Example:The case will go to trial.

Sentence Learning

Jack Endersby is a 27-year-old money manager from Perth.
This sentence uses the verb 'to be' (is) to describe who someone is.本句使用動詞 'to be' (is) 來描述某人的身份。
He said he is not guilty of 22 crimes.
This sentence uses 'said' to report what someone spoke. 'Not guilty' means he did not do the crimes.本句使用 'said' 來轉述某人的話。'Not guilty' 意思是沒有犯罪。
Police arrested him in 2023.
This sentence is in the past simple tense. 'Arrested' shows a completed action in the past.本句使用過去簡單式。'Arrested' 表示過去完成的動作。
He rented an office.
This sentence uses the past simple tense 'rented' to talk about a finished action. 'An' is used before a vowel sound.本句使用過去簡單式 'rented' 來談論一個已完成的動作。'An' 用於元音音節之前。
The case will go to trial.
This sentence uses 'will' to talk about a future event. 'Go to trial' means the court will decide the case.本句使用 'will' 來談論未來的事件。'Go to trial' 意思是法庭將對案件作出判決。