The man who was sentenced after pretending to be a doctor in 2016 is going back to prison.
Malachi Love-Robinson, 25, has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $10,000 (£8,318.50) from his employer. The serial scammer received a sentence of more than 28 months in prison last week.
He pleaded guilty to grand theft and organised scheme to defraud, according to court documents.
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In 2020, the former fake doctor was working for United States of Freight, a company specialising in forklift truck transport and hauling services.
He told customers to pay directly to an account which was registered under his own name and on Venmo and PayPal, instead of a payment method authorised by his employer.
Dan O’Sullivan, the owner of United States of Freight, uncovered Love-Robinson’s new scheme once he contacted the customers for payment, court documents describe.
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In text messages obtained by the court, Love-Robinson admitted to the scheme when O’Sullivan confronted him about his actions.
“I swear I wasn’t thinking and I will make it right,” Love-Robinson said in a text message to O’Sullivan. “I get these compulsive stages and do things without thinking.”
UNILAD has contacted United States of Freight for further comment.
Love-Robinson first gained infamy in 2016 when he was 18 years old and was caught impersonating a medical doctor.
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While using the name “Dr. Love”, he opened The New Birth New Life Medical Center, which he used to steal $30,000 from a patient in her 80s and $20,000 from a real doctor.
When news of a teenage doctor spread and made headlines, some people genuinely believed it, while others were less convinced.
He was ultimately arrested following an investigation by the Department of Health and Human Services for performing a medical examination without a licence on an undercover agent who was investigating his fake practice.
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Once his lies were uncovered, Love-Robinson tried to defend himself by claiming he never said he was a medical doctor. “There are many types of degrees out there that just because someone has the title doctor in front of their name does not necessarily imply MD," he said during an interview on Good Morning America.
While out on bail later the same year, Love-Robinson was arrested in Virginia after he tried to use a stolen credit card to buy a $35,000 Jaguar.
He received a combined sentence of 48 months but was released from prison in 2019.
Gregory Robinson