A man convicted of ducking-out on a medical bill, then providing false information in order to receive more care, has been sentenced to 6-months in santa cruz county jail. 65-year-old William Monroe devine had failed to pay a bill for over 51-thousand dollars from domincan hospital, for treatment he received in 2008. in October of this year, he again sought care at Dominican, but provided a false social security number and other information, in order to avoid the bill. Devine was recognized, though, and arrested. In addition to the 6-months of jail time, he has been ordered to pay 66thousand dollars in restitution, and serve 3-years of probation.
