Florida Teen Who Pretended To Be A Doctor Is Sentenced To Three-And-A-Half Years In Prison

It takes around five years to train as a doctor. It’s long hours, in depth study and a lot of hard work.

Malachi Love-Robinson had the passion to be a doctor, but did not have the dedication to study for it.

So he decided to pose as a doctor. The Florida man not only impersonated a doctor, but stole from his patients.

News outlets report that a Palm Beach County judge sentenced 20-year-old Malachi Love-Robinson Thursday.

He pleaded guilty to grand theft, practicing medicine without a license and other charges. He has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison.

His trial was scheduled to begin later this month.

Love-Robinson was facing a total of 14 criminal charges, according to the Sun Sentinel.

As part of his sentence, he must repay his victims $80,000 when he gets out of prison.

The fake doctor was arrested in February 2016 after law enforcement officials said he was practicing medicine without a license.

Authorities say he illegally operated a medical practice, complete with an office, a lab coat and stethoscope.

In order to catch the fake, police went undercover.

A female cop went to his office which he called ‘The New Birth New Life Medical Center.’ She complained of lethargy, sneezing and a sore throat.

He took the undercover officer’s temperature and also used a stethoscope to check her heart and lungs.

He then diagnosed her with allergies. Love-Robinson recommended she take an over-the-counter medication.

The police report said that Love-Robinson told the officer he was a doctor of homeopathic medicine. He also claimed to have a medical doctor on staff to prescribe antibiotics.

Love-Robinson has defended his actions in several interviews. He denied ever telling anyone he was a medical doctor.

However, he has claimed in the past to have a PHD, but has never shown documentation or said what field it is in.

‘There are many types of degrees out there that hold the title of doctor – whether they are physicists or engineers,’ Love-Robinson told ABC.

‘Just because someone has the title of doctor in front of their name does not necessarily imply “MD.”‘

Love-Robinson was just 17 when he was found wandering around St. Mary’s Medical Center. He stole a doctor’s coat and spoke with patients.

He then filed paperwork and began his own ‘practice’. In court he pleaded guilty to stealing $35,000 from an elderly patient.

He previously pleaded guilty to charges in Virginia related to trying to buy a Lexus using a fake earnings statement.

He has been arrested numerous times.

In March he was charged with two counts of practicing medicine without a license.

He was also charged with two counts of practice of naturopathy without a license, three counts of forgery and two counts of grand theft from a person 65 or older.

If that’s not enough, he was also charged and three counts of fraudulent use of personal identification information.

Then in August of 2016 he was arrested again.

He was accused of writing a bad check for $1,500 as a down payment for a car at West Palm Nissan in May 2015.

 

 

By pleading guilty, Love-Robinson avoided being sentenced to as much as 90 years in prison.