Fake Teen Doctor Pleads Guilty, Gets 3 ½ Years In Prison
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WEST PALM BEACH (CBSMiami/AP) — A fake doctor from Florida will be interacting with real prison inmates for a while.
20-year-old Malachi Love-Robinson, accused of impersonating a doctor and stealing from a patient when he was a teenager, has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison.
News outlets report that a Palm Beach County judge sentenced Love-Robinson Thursday after he pleaded guilty to grand theft, practicing medicine without a license and other charges. His trial was scheduled to begin later this month.
Love-Robinson was arrested in February 2016 after law enforcement officials said he was practicing medicine without a license.
Authorities say Love-Robinson was illegally operating a medical practice, complete with an office, a lab coat and stethoscope.
He also allegedly stole $35,000 from an elderly patient.
Love-Robinson previously pleaded guilty to charges in Virginia related to trying to buy a Lexus using a fake earnings statement.
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