SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A Minnesota man has acknowledged using
a false name and social security number to receive treatment at a
South Dakota hospital.
U.S. Attorney Brendan Johnson says 41-year-old Christopher David
Curtis appeared before District Judge Karen Schreier Wednesday and
pleaded guilty to an indictment charging him with social security
fraud.
Prosecutors say Curtis, of Cloquet, Minn., used a false name and
social security number while receiving care at Avera McKennan
Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls in March and
April of last year. He failed to pay the hospital for the
treatments, which included a two-week in-patient stay. Avera
McKennan says it is owed more than $130,000.
Curtis faces five years in prison and a $250,000 fine when he is
sentenced in January. Restitution may also be ordered.
(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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