The classic ’90s sitcom Doogie Howser, MD—about an improbably teenage physician—has proved inspiring in recent years, first in a distaff remake of the original show, which debuted last year, and more recently, in a criminal caper. A 25-year-old man who impersonated a doctor as a teenager to steal from patients was just sentenced to prison time after pulling off another grift. He pleaded guilty to stealing more than $10,000 from his latest employer. Read on to find out what happened, then and now.
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Teen “Dr. Love” Nabbed on Fraud Charges
In 2016, an 18-year-old Malachi Love-Robinson made national headlines when he was arrested after opening the New Birth Life Medical Center in Florida. Styling himself as “Dr. Love,” he stole $30,000 from a patient in her 80s during house calls and an additional $20,000 from a doctor.
Patients said he claimed to have several degrees. He was arrested after he examined an undercover police officer and prescribed them treatment, NBC News reported. He was charged with practicing medicine without a license. Later that year, while out on bail, Love-Robinson was arrested in Virginia after trying to buy a luxury car with a stolen credit card.
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A New Arrest
Love-Robinson was sentenced to 3 1/2 years for practicing medicine without a license, grand theft, and various fraud charges. He received a combined sentence of 48 months for both cases and was released from prison in 2019. But a year ago, on Jan. 30, 2021—just 15 months after completing…
