Florida teenager masquerading as a doctor faces a third-degree felony charge for fraudulently practicing medicine. -How’d he pull that one off?
Fake ‘doctor’ was arrested after giving medical exam to undercover cop
Malachi Love-Robinson, 18, masqueraded as a doctor in West Palm Beach. He claimed to use ‘natural treatments’ involving ‘air, water and light’. He was arrested after giving medical advice to an undercover agent posing as a patient
Dr. Love-Robinson
Hearts mark the door of the office that NBNL Medical Center, the practice allegedly run by MalachiLove-Robinson, 18, at the West Palm Medical Center. Love-Robinson was arrested Tuesday for practicing medicine without a license.
Love-Robinson’s biography on the New Birth New Life website refers to him as a ‘well rounded professional’ and highlights his preference for alternative therapies
On HealthGrades, a site that lets users rate doctors, his profile includes a personal statement that reads ‘I believe that if you restore your health the natural way and the right way you will be able to maintain that grade of health easier and more efficiently, why? because is natural [sic].’ His stated age on the site is 25.
Team: A promo image (left) shows Malachi Love-Robinson flanked by colleagues Michelle L Newsome (on the left) and Dr Sandra J White. Love-Robinson has been likened to fictional TV kid doc Doogie Howser (right)
Love-Robinson may have felt his natural gifts were all he needed, but the authorities apparently disagree.
He had been investigated and cited by health officials in October, according to the Palm Beach Post, and he now faces a third-degree felony charge for fraudulently practicing medicine.
Hearts mark the door of the office that NBNL Medical Center, the practice allegedly run by Malachi Love-Robinson, 18, at the West Palm Medical Center. Love-Robinson was arrested Tuesday for practicing medicine without a license.
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