Eventually, the cheater gets caught, and the later he/she gets caught, the worse the consequences.

最后，骗子被抓住了，越晚逮住骗子，后果就越严重。

youdao

He is frightened and wants to wriggle out before he gets caught.

他害怕了，要想在被捉住之前逃走。

youdao

Mr Curtis, he said, was a "skilled and experienced car thief who seldom gets caught".

BBC: Sonny Grey murder trial: Victim 'knew his attackers'

He tries to steal the ball from a Boulogne player, but gets caught and whistled for a technical foul.

NPR: 'Only One Playboy At Playboy, And That's Hef'