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Unit1IdentityMelanie:Yourstoryofidentitytheftisquitescary.Whathappened?Nick:Onedayearlyinthemorning,Iwasawakenedbyaloudknock.WhenIopenedthedoor,fiveolicemenwerestandingtheretellingmetogotojail.IaskedwhyandtheysaidthatIwaswantedforbankfraud.Isaid“Ineverdidthat!”andtheysaid“that’ssomethingwe’veneverheardbefore…tellittothejudge.”Melanie:Didyoureallyhavetospendtimeinjail?Nick:Yes,Icertainlydid.Melanie:Howcouldyouproveitwasn’tyouwhocommittedthecrime?Nick:Frankly,Ineverdid.Isimplypaidtheamountowedandallthechargesweredismissed.Itwasreallyadebttoacasinoand,althoughitwasafelony,alltheywantedwastheirmoney.Melanie:Whew!Forme,perhapsthemostalarmingaspectofyourstoryisthatyouhadtospendseveraldaysinjail—inspiteofthefactthattheyknewthatthepersonwhocommittedthefraudwasofadifferentracethanyou.Thatistrulyscary.Nick:Yes.Peoplesufferbecauseothersstealtheiridentitiestoworkillegally.Someoneusedanother’sidentityforyearsandruinedtheircredit.Whentheirkidswanttogettheirfirstcarsorstudentloansittakesthemyearstosettlethedamage.Melanie:Didtheycatchthepersonwhousedyouridentitytocommitthecrimes?Nick:Yes.Hewasputinjailforidentityfraud.Unit2PersonalityRealWorldListeningMr.Washington:George,areyousureyouhadnothingtodowithchoppingdownthecherrytree?George:Idon’tclearlyrecallchoppingthistreedown.Mr.Washington:Isn’tthisyouraxe?George:Thatappearstobeverysimilartomyaxe.Mr.Washington:Butyouraxeisrighthere,andthetreeisfreshlycut,andyouaretheonlypersonaround.Mrs.Washington:Oh,justdropit,andit’sonlyatree.Mr.Washington:Butit’snotjustthetree.Wereallyneedtofindoutifhe’sbeinghonestwithus.Iwon’tputupwithlying,andheshouldn’tgetyoutocoverupforhim.George:I’mgoingtosaythisonemoretime:Ididn’tchopdownthattree—thecherrytree—andIdidnotaskanyonetolie.Notonetime.Never!Mr.Washington:George,there’snofresh-cutfirewoodaround,butyourhairandclothingarefullofwoodchips,andthechipslooklikecherrywoodtome.Howdoyouexplainthat?George:Clearlymybehaviorhasbeeninappropriate.Ideeplyregretthedamagewhichseemstohavebeendo
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