Fake teen doctor arrested for fraud again in Palm Beach County
DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — It's a case that made national headlines. A teenager posing as a doctor, none other than "Dr. Love."
Malachi Love-Robinson is now 23 years old, but it appears he may have been up to some of his old tricks.
Love-Robinson was arrested for fraud and grand theft on Thursday morning. He was released on Thursday night.
Police say Love-Robinson worked for shipping broker and he's accused of having clients send money to his personal account instead of the company.
Authorities say Love-Robinson took over $10,000 that belonged to the company.
According to police, in text messages to the owner of the company Love-Robinson wrote he "f***ed himelf," "can't say how truly sorry he is," is "doing everything [he] can to make it right" and "I don't want to go to jail."
In 2018, Love-Robinson pleaded guilty to several fraud charges, grand theft and practicing medicine without a license.
His patients say he claimed he held several degrees, including a Ph.D. and a M.D. What his patients didn’t realize was that he was just 18 years old.
Love-Robinson was charged with stealing more than $20,000 from an elderly Palm Beach County patient he was allegedly treating in 2015.
He was later charged and arrested on grand theft charges in February 2016.
Love-Robinson insisted he never posed as a medical doctor, but was a naturopathic physician.
He was released from prison after serving nearly 21 months at a maximum security lockup outside Fort Myers.
Fake teen doctor arrested for fraud again in Palm Beach County
"Dr. Love" is now 23 years old, but it appears he may have been up to some of his old tricks.
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DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — It's a case that made national headlines. A teenager posing as a doctor, none other than "Dr. Love."
Malachi Love-Robinson is now 23 years old, but it appears he may have been up to some of his old tricks.
Love-Robinson was arrested for fraud and grand theft on Thursday morning. He was released on Thursday night.
Police say Love-Robinson worked for shipping broker and he's accused of having clients send money to his personal account instead of the company.
Authorities say Love-Robinson took over $10,000 that belonged to the company.
According to police, in text messages to the owner of the company Love-Robinson wrote he "f***ed himelf," "can't say how truly sorry he is," is "doing everything [he] can to make it right" and "I don't want to go to jail."
In 2018, Love-Robinson pleaded guilty to several fraud charges, grand theft and practicing medicine without a license.
His patients say he claimed he held several degrees, including a Ph.D. and a M.D. What his patients didn’t realize was that he was just 18 years old.
Love-Robinson was charged with stealing more than $20,000 from an elderly Palm Beach County patient he was allegedly treating in 2015.
He was later charged and arrested on grand theft charges in February 2016.
Love-Robinson insisted he never posed as a medical doctor, but was a naturopathic physician.
He was released from prison after serving nearly 21 months at a maximum security lockup outside Fort Myers.