Florida man who impersonated doctor as a teen gets prison time for stealing from employer

close Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for January 3

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com.

A Florida man who was arrested and convicted of impersonating a doctor when he was a teenager was sentenced to 28 months in prison last week for stealing thousands of dollars from his employer in a separate scheme. 

Malachi Love-Robinson, who is now 25 years old, pleaded guilty to grand theft and organized scheme to defraud. He was working as a salesperson at a business that connects shippers with trucking companies in 2020 and had customers make payments to him instead of his employer, according to court documents.

This booking photo provided by the Florida Department of Corrections shows Malachi Love-Robinson, a fraudster who gained national infamy as a teenager when he impersonated a doctor and opened a fake practice. 
(Florida Department of Corrections via AP)

It will be Love-Robinson’s second stint in prison after he pleaded guilty to fraud, grand theft, and practicing medicine without a license in 2016. 

HOW TO CHECK IF SOMEONE IS STEALING YOUR WI-FI AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT

In that earlier incident, he identified himself as “Dr. Love” and opened The New Birth New Life Medical Center, which he used to steal $30,000 from a patient in her 80s and another $20,000 from a doctor. 

Malachi Love-Robinson of West Palm Beach, Fla., looks over at his grandfather during his first appearance court hearing on March 2, 2016, at the Palm Beach County Court Criminal Justice Complex in West Palm Beach. 
(Adam Sacasa/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

The fraudster was arrested in that case after he prescribed treatment to an undercover officer who was investigating his fake practice. 

While out on bail for impersonating the doctor in 2016, Love-Robinson was also arrested for trying to buy a vehicle with a stolen credit card. 

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

Paul Best is a breaking news reporter for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Story tips and ideas can be sent to Paul.Best@fox.com and on Twitter: @KincaidBest.