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Goldberg:
West Palm Beach, Florida --
the perfect place to retire,
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but it's also the place
where this ambitious teenager
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is just getting started.
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Mosley: He's got his own
building, his own employees,
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his own patients.
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He's really fulfilling his dream
of being a doctor.
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Goldberg: Your eyes
don't deceive you.
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He wasn't just a little young
to be a doctor.
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Parker: We were getting
tips from people
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saying he's not
who he says he is.
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This was someone
pretending to be a doctor,
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and it turns out to be true.
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[ Siren wailing ]
Morrison: What he did
was so brazen,
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there can't be many people
capable of this kind of conduct.
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Goldberg: This is the story of a
real-life "Catch Me If You Can."
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Dr. Harris?
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Yes?
Do you concur?
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Morris: We had no idea.
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This guy was pretending to be
a doctor, and I said, "No way."
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So, are you
a doctor of anything?
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Anything at all?
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Um, I'm sorry,
I'm gonna have to cut
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this in-- this interview short.
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Goldberg: Don't worry,
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we'll pick up
where you left off.
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I'm Whoopi Goldberg,
and this is "The Con."
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-- Captions by VITAC --
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This case is a medical anomaly,
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which is why we've called in
a specialist
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who knows how
to diagnose a con --
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Laci Mosley
of the "Scam Goddess" podcast.
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Mosley:
So, Malachi Love-Robinson
came from a very large family.
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He had a lot of siblings.
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His grandfather was
a member of the clergy.
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On the surface,
Malachi Love-Robinson
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seems like
your average young kid.
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Big, chubby cheeks,
very bright future,
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an extremely ambitious
young man.
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Walton: He had a tough childhood
and suffered from health issues
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for most of his life growing up.
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It kept him out of school
for quite a bit.
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He had asthma, and he spent time
in and out of the hospital.
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He was a lonely kid.
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His doctors became his heroes.
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He looked up to them and decided
at a very young age
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he wanted to become a doctor
when he grew up.
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He is someone
who is extremely creative,
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really smart,
quick on his feet.
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Walton:
At the tender age of 17,
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he wants to go to medical school
and become a real doctor.
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Can you imagine?
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He wants to help sick people,
and he's just a teenager.
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This kid's good.
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Goldberg: Eager to pursue
a career in medicine,
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Malachi goes straight to
where future doctors are born.
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Mosley: He took his talents
to St. Mary's Hospital,
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where he was shadowing OB/GYNs.
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You can shadow doctors as long
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Goldberg: It seems like
Malachi was on the fast track
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to becoming a doctor
and doing his best to fit in.
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Walton: Malachi Love-Robinson
got a doctor's coat,
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had embroidered
with his name on it,
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had a stethoscope,
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walking the halls as a doctor.
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And you know what?
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People believed him.
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If you look like a doctor
and you sound like a doctor
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and you act like a doctor,
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you're a doctor
for all intents and purposes.
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Goldberg:
Only problem is that Malachi
was absolutely not a doctor,
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but he wasn't about to correct
anyone fooled by his wardrobe.
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You wouldn't expect for people
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who are not
medical professionals
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to be inside of the hospital
looking the part.
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When you see a white coat,
you say okay.
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You don't ask, "First things
first, are you really a doctor?"
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Goldberg:
Turns out that his cover was
working until he went rogue.
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He entered an examination room
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and was reported
to the hospital.
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When St. Mary's discovered
that Malachi Love-Robinson
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was at their hospital
portraying himself
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as a physician,
they decided to kick him out.
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Goldberg: The hospital's
legal options were limited,
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but that didn't stop the media
from running with the story.
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Male Reporter: Malachi
Love-Robinson's reaction
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to being caught at
St. Mary's Medical Center,
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walking the halls for weeks,
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even going into patients' rooms.
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Faccidomo:
So, as a criminal lawyer,
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I think that Mr. Love-Robinson's
fascinating to people.
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There's nothing illegal
about having a lab coat
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made with your name on it.
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There's nothing illegal
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about putting a stethoscope
around your neck.
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It only becomes illegal
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and it only becomes
unlawful practice of medicine
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if they were able to prove that
he was giving medical advice
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or doing exams
or writing prescriptions.
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is that they probably
couldn't prove
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that he had taken an overt step
to offer medical advice.
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Goldberg: With no charges filed
against Malachi,
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he is free to follow
his dreams in medicine.
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And by summer of 2015,
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the demand for medical workers
in West Palm Beach, Florida,
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was reaching a fever pitch.
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Walton: There's this doctor
in Delray Beach, Florida,
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and she runs
this addiction center.
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She's got 60 employees,
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and she's on the cutting edge
of addiction treatment
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to help addicts recover.
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Heimburger:
I can't stress enough
how forward-thinking she was.
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We would do brain imaging
and different services
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that had never been available.
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Walton: They are doing
really important work.
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She's in need of a director.
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Goldberg: As the doctor wades
through the applications
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for the position,
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a résumé from a recent medical
school graduate catches her eye.
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Mosley: This man is
Malachi Love-Robinson.
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And Malachi Love-Robinson
came in with a résumé
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that said he had extensive
training and experience
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in neuropathy
and holistic healing,
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and he was charismatic,
he seemed very eager,
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and he had a PhD.
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What is bizarre about
Dr. Malachi Love-Robinson
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is that this young man is 18
years old practicing medicine.
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Goldberg: Despite being only 18,
on paper,
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Malachi passed as a 23-year-old
with a doctorate.
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I wouldn't let this kid
buy beer,
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but somehow he's got a PhD.
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Really?
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She has a human resources
department check him out,
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and he passes.
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Heimburger: He came in with a
song and dance and with an idea
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and a dream that suited
these very grandiose ideas
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about what this facility
was going to be.
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I think that
Dr. Love-Robinson
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was almost kind of like
a hail Mary.
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He got hired with a base salary
of $70,000 a year.
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So while he was employed there,
he was giving patients
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holistic treatments like baths
or, you know, therapy
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that was, like, outside
of the traditional realm,
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but he was not a doctor.
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Goldberg:
Malachi's charmed the doctor,
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but for some of his co-workers,
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advanced degrees plus
a baby face just don't add up.
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Heimburger: Initially,
he seemed very out of place.
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He presented himself
in a white lab coat, glasses,
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which is very atypical
for that setting.
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And he's obviously very,
very young.
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I guess you could say
the package that it was in
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was what made me skeptical.
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Walton:
To assuage her employees,
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the doctor asks Malachi
for his degree.
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And Malachi says,
"Sure, no problem.
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I'll get you a copy tomorrow,"
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and produces the degree
the next day.
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It's like PhD, HHPC, AMC, OPP.
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I don't even think
he had enough life
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to get all of these degrees.
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Wild.
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Goldberg: Now,
Malachi was raking it in,
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practicing medicine
without a license,
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until an anonymous tip
to the health department
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put him on the receiving end of
a cease-and-desist letter.
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So, because Mr. Love-Robinson
is not a licensed doctor,
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their jurisdiction over him
is extremely limited,
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so that's why we see
that they issue
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a cease-and-desist letter
and some fines.
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The worst they could do was
write him a nasty letter saying,
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"Knock it off."
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Goldberg:
Avoiding consequences
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has become second nature
for Malachi,
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so he exits
with a letter of his own.
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Faccidomo:
"It is my responsibility.
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I just wanna thank you
for the major wake-up call.
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It was very stupid and childish,
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and I offer my deepest thanks
for allowing to clear this up,
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so I will be enrolling
into pre-med,
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and hopefully
by the end of next year
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studying, taking the MCAT.
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Thank you so very much."
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Heimburger: He had gained
all of this information,
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all of this knowledge,
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and, quite frankly,
all of this practice.
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Walton: So, after Malachi
leaves that practice,
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he strikes up a conversation
with a complete stranger
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in a cellphone store.
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It turns out
that he's an investor
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working in the medical field,
and Malachi seizes on that.
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Goldberg: Malachi
has a new con in mind,
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and if you thought merely posing
as a doctor was outrageous,
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wait till you see
what he does next.
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Goldberg: 18-year-old
Malachi Love-Robinson
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has big ideas.
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And with a little support
and a lot of money,
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he's dangerously close
to making them a reality.
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Malachi is targeting
this complete stranger
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in a cellphone store.
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The investor says,
"I have a dream of opening up
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an urgent care center,"
and Malachi seizes on that.
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Malachi convinces this guy
that he's a doctor
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and he's gonna open up
his own practice,
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and he's an 18-year-old kid
doing this.
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And you know what?
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He knew what things
should look like,
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he knew what levers
needed to be pulled,
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leases needed to be signed,
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equipment needed
to be purchased --
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he knew how to create
a legit medical facility.
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He hires an office manager,
and he hires a program director,
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and he starts seeing patients.
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It's very bizarre because
this is a career path
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that is very easy to follow,
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it's not like becoming an actor
or a professional juggler
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or something that's
extremely obscure.
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If you wanna be a doctor,
you go to undergrad,
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you take the MCATs,
you go to med school,
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you do a residency --
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there's a very clear path
to this,
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and yet he's really fulfilling
his dream of being a doctor,
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with absolutely
no qualifications.
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Goldberg: He may not have
a medical degree,
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but Malachi knows his way
around Facebook.
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Walton:
In order to find new patients,
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he is very active
on social media
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and invests heavily
on Internet advertising.
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Mosley: Malachi Love-Robinson
proclaimed
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he had a degree
in naturopathic medicine.
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He was letting people believe
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that he was
a licensed physician,
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and a lot of people
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Faccidomo:
A naturopathic medicine doctor
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is not really anything
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that's licensed
in the state of Florida,
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and it circumvents any sort
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I could be
a naturopathic doctor right now.
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Goldberg: Malachi's clinic
slowly builds its clientele,
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and there's some good buzz
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that this young doctor
has the right stuff.
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But not everyone is convinced.
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I am Terri Parker.
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I am the investigative reporter
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for WPBF 25 News here
in Palm Beach County.
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I was sitting at my desk
one day in 2016,
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and my desk phone rang.
[ Telephone rings ]
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And a woman said, "Hi,
I want to remain anonymous,
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but I want to ask you
a question.
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Do you remember the teenager
who was caught posing
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as a doctor at
St. Mary's Medical Center?"
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"He was in there wearing
a lab coat,
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and they found out
that he was supposedly
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in some treatment rooms?"
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And I said, "Of course.
It was a national story."
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And she said,
"Well, he's doing it again."
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At first, I didn't know
what to think,
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so I went to his Facebook page
and voilà -- there he was,
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in his lab coat, big smile,
stethoscope with a crew,
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a staff behind him,
and it says,
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"Congratulations,
we are open for business,"
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so it seemed legit.
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Then I went through the list
of all the online ads he had.
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He claimed he was everything
from an OB/GYN
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to a psychologist
to a natural healer,
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and he had diplomas
and certificates
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to back all of this up.
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Goldberg: The clinic appears
to be properly certified,
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but Terri isn't satisfied
by mere appearances.
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Parker: But then it occurred
to me, "Wait a minute.
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Let me go over to that office
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and knock on the door
and check it out."
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We pull up and I go, "Hmm,
it's a real medical building."
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We go inside.
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I look on the marquee
that lists all of the doctors,
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and sure enough,
there's the name of his clinic.
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I knocked on the door,
no one answered,
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I turned the knob,
it opened, we walked in.
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"Hello, hello?"
No one answered.
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Goldberg: Terri must be
an intrepid reporter
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because a dark medical facility
sounds like a scene
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in a way different
true crime story.
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Parker:
I sat down in the waiting room,
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and I see his placard that says
"Malachi Love-Robinson"
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with a whole list
of letters behind it
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indicating the type of doctor
he supposedly was,
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but I notice
there's a piece of tape.
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So, I peeled it off,
and underneath, it says "MD."
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Suddenly the door opens,
and in he walks,
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wearing his lab coat,
with his stethoscope,
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carrying a to-go meal,
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and he looked surprised
and said,
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"What are you doing here?"
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Goldberg:
Are doctors usually surprised
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to see people in their office?
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Parker: I said, "Oh, we heard
you opened this clinic,
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and so we wanted to come see
what it was all about,
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that you're a young doctor
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and we wanted to see
about your clinic."
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And you could see the wheels
turning in his head.
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He walked very slowly
behind his desk,
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he's looking down,
he's thinking,
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and what was telling was
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he immediately started
unbuttoning that lab coat.
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And then he took
the stethoscope off.
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And I'm thinking -- I'm
wondering why he's doing that.
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And then he says, "Well, okay,
I'll tell you about my clinic."
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And I said, "Okay, let's get to
the real gist of this thing --
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are you a doctor?
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Because people think
you're a doctor."
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That's when he started
getting nervous.
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He starts blinking
and stuttering.
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♪♪
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I knew I was honing in
on something right then.
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I said,
"Do you treat patients?"
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"Oh, no, oh, no,
I don't treat patients,"
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he said, "not me."
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Even under that stress,
he doesn't really lose his cool.
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Talk about a poised 18-year-old.
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Goldberg:
Terri returns to the newsroom
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to tell her boss
about the scoop,
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but Malachi and his partner
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were already racing
to get ahead of the story.
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Malachi's partner that he
had met in a cellphone store
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had called my news director
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and was threatening
possible legal action.
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So, she hung up,
and then we talked it over,
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like, "What do we have?" --
"What do we --" you know,
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"Were we in the right
to be inside the clinic?"
339
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and that type of thing.
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But then the surprise was
Malachi called back and said,
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"Can you come tomorrow and I'll
give you a tour of my clinic?"
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[ Laughs ]
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We couldn't believe our luck.
He wants us to come back?
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Goldberg: Bold move.
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Is there a chance
Malachi was misunderstood,
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or was he yet again trying to
charm his way out of trouble?
347
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Terri was coming prepared
to find out.
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Parker: This was like
a chance of a lifetime,
349
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an agreed upon interview,
350
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and he was willing
to tell me his whole story.
351
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I knew I had to get everything
really nailed down.
352
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I just had to try to catch him
in a flub or a lie.
353
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I couldn't put a story out there
unless I had some hard proof.
354
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For example, where did
those diplomas come from?
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I had to do a lot of research.
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Well, I figured out that
they came from a guy
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who runs
a so-called diploma mill,
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and just for
a few hundred dollars,
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you can send in your application
and get these diplomas.
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Goldberg: Armed with research,
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Terri sat down with Malachi,
ready to call his bluff.
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The interview aired
on ABC affiliate WPBF.
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I have nothing to hide.
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I have no story to tell.
I have no lie to give.
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I have no, really,
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no care to give.
[ Chuckles ]
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Parker: So you weren't --
you're saying
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you weren't posing
as a doctor?
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No, ma'am, no, ma'am.
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Oh, I knew I had my story.
371
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Goldberg: Malachi has been
claiming to be a doctor
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while at his clinic,
373
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but Terri is exposing
those claims as lies.
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Boom, she's gotcha.
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I wanted
to get to these questions
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about his education,
about his training,
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about all
the misrepresentations,
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about his diplomas,
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because they were
from that diploma mill.
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And he didn't have
answers for that.
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I said, "Well, where did you
go to college?"
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I don't want to
disclose the names.
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Parker: But you did
go to college?
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Yes. Yes, I did.
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Parker: Malachi,
you're only 18 years old.
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It's hard to believe
this 18-year-old
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who has successfully
not only posed as a doctor
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but opened up his own clinic
and treated patients.
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It just doesn't make sense.
390
00:17:48,734 --> 00:17:50,502
I have to admit,
I was very, very concerned.
391
00:17:50,502 --> 00:17:51,069
Malachi's holding himself out
to be a doctor.
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He's hiring staff and having
a grand opening party
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00:17:52,805 --> 00:17:53,672
right there in this office
that's open for business.
394
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♪♪
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Goldberg:
With the looming danger
of a teen posing as a doctor,
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reporter Terri Parker sought to
find the clinic's patients,
397
00:18:09,421 --> 00:18:12,858
but she found another twist --
there didn't seem to be any.
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Parker:
That was one of the mysteries --
where are the patients?
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Because I knew I needed
a patient for the story.
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00:18:17,596 --> 00:18:20,666
Someone had to come forward
and say, "Yeah, he examined me."
401
00:18:21,700 --> 00:18:23,235
Faccidomo:
So, to prove the offense
402
00:18:23,235 --> 00:18:25,804
of practicing medicine
without a license,
403
00:18:25,804 --> 00:18:27,639
it can be challenging.
404
00:18:27,639 --> 00:18:30,876
You need a patient who is
willing to come to court
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00:18:30,876 --> 00:18:32,144
and testify that,
406
00:18:32,144 --> 00:18:36,615
"That person who is not licensed
gave me medical advice."
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00:18:36,615 --> 00:18:38,484
Goldberg:
Terri has hit a dead end.
408
00:18:38,484 --> 00:18:40,052
But while she keeps digging,
409
00:18:40,052 --> 00:18:43,956
Malachi has found a way
to keep working on the sly.
410
00:18:43,956 --> 00:18:47,125
I was made aware that he was
seeing patients individually.
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00:18:47,125 --> 00:18:48,760
He was making house calls.
412
00:18:50,996 --> 00:18:53,699
That's rare -- most doctors
don't make house calls,
413
00:18:53,699 --> 00:18:55,767
but Florida is chock full
of older people,
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and they all remember
house calls.
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Faccidomo: Here you have
Mr. Love-Robinson,
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a very charming and charismatic,
young supposed doctor
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00:19:05,577 --> 00:19:07,713
who's willing to come
to your house --
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again that's something
that you want to be true,
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that he's preying upon.
420
00:19:12,918 --> 00:19:15,587
By him offering that service,
421
00:19:15,587 --> 00:19:18,323
it just helps you
lower your defenses.
422
00:19:18,323 --> 00:19:21,093
Goldberg: The personal touch
of Malachi's house calls
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starts opening doors for him
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in some of
the wealthier neighborhoods.
425
00:19:25,297 --> 00:19:29,768
He has a knack for giving
patients exactly what they want.
426
00:19:29,768 --> 00:19:34,773
Morrison: My mother Anita lived
in a fairly affluent community
427
00:19:34,773 --> 00:19:36,008
called Breakers.
428
00:19:36,008 --> 00:19:37,809
And she was suspicious
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00:19:37,809 --> 00:19:39,177
of modern medicine
430
00:19:39,177 --> 00:19:41,079
or the medical industry.
431
00:19:41,079 --> 00:19:43,448
The doctors aren't interested
in treating the illness --
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they're only interested
in treating the symptoms,
433
00:19:45,484 --> 00:19:48,887
and it's all
a money-making enterprise.
434
00:19:48,887 --> 00:19:52,991
And this is how my mom became
a patient of this Dr. Love.
435
00:19:54,393 --> 00:19:58,730
Here was somebody who would
basically make a house call.
436
00:19:58,730 --> 00:20:02,367
That was enormously impressive.
437
00:20:02,367 --> 00:20:04,069
And here was a guy
438
00:20:04,069 --> 00:20:05,804
[Laughing]
that was coming to the house
439
00:20:05,804 --> 00:20:07,706
in his white coat,
440
00:20:07,706 --> 00:20:11,410
and he's affirming
all of my mom's complaints.
441
00:20:11,410 --> 00:20:13,111
Really sealed the deal.
442
00:20:13,111 --> 00:20:16,448
Goldberg: Malachi saw a loyal
customer in Anita Morrison
443
00:20:16,448 --> 00:20:18,884
and began racking up
the home visits
444
00:20:18,884 --> 00:20:21,353
and raking in
the medical bills.
445
00:20:23,689 --> 00:20:24,823
[ Doorbell ringing ]
446
00:20:24,823 --> 00:20:27,092
Walton:
Anita Morrison is ripe,
447
00:20:27,092 --> 00:20:29,528
because
all the other regular doctors
448
00:20:29,528 --> 00:20:32,264
made her feel crazy
for thinking something's wrong.
449
00:20:32,264 --> 00:20:34,166
They've never diagnosed her
with anything.
450
00:20:34,166 --> 00:20:36,168
They didn't offer
any kind of relief.
451
00:20:36,168 --> 00:20:39,071
So, Dr. Love starts
prescribing things.
452
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He starts saying
she needs vitamins,
453
00:20:40,939 --> 00:20:44,843
so she writes a check
for $200 for vitamins,
454
00:20:44,843 --> 00:20:47,646
when, really,
the vitamins cost 20 bucks --
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Dr. Love's just
taking the extra.
456
00:20:49,481 --> 00:20:51,383
And stuff like that continues.
457
00:20:51,383 --> 00:20:54,653
And he eventually convinces her
she needs a colonoscopy.
458
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She writes a check
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for a colonoscopy
for thousands of dollars,
460
00:20:58,123 --> 00:21:00,392
but he just takes that money
into his own account,
461
00:21:00,392 --> 00:21:02,628
and she never gets
the colonoscopy.
462
00:21:03,629 --> 00:21:06,164
She's not aware that
all this money's going out,
463
00:21:06,164 --> 00:21:08,200
but not a lot
of treatment's going in.
464
00:21:11,737 --> 00:21:15,407
She thought he was coming to
the house to take care of her --
465
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he was actually coming
to the house
466
00:21:16,842 --> 00:21:18,910
to take care
of her bank account.
467
00:21:21,413 --> 00:21:23,081
I don't think she really
wanted me to know
468
00:21:23,081 --> 00:21:24,650
too much about this.
469
00:21:24,650 --> 00:21:26,785
She knew that she was
doing something
470
00:21:26,785 --> 00:21:29,187
that wouldn't meet
with my approval.
471
00:21:29,187 --> 00:21:33,191
She would never volunteer to me
that she was seeing a doctor
472
00:21:33,191 --> 00:21:36,161
who looked like he wasn't
even old enough to shave.
473
00:21:37,529 --> 00:21:38,864
She would never in
a million years
474
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have shared that with me --
she would know better.
475
00:21:41,733 --> 00:21:44,369
I would be on the next plane.
476
00:21:44,369 --> 00:21:46,571
So, this is a problem because
477
00:21:46,571 --> 00:21:48,607
she's got the checkbook
down there,
478
00:21:48,607 --> 00:21:53,512
and you know she's not
thinking extremely clearly.
479
00:21:53,512 --> 00:21:55,180
You wanna honor
their independence --
480
00:21:55,180 --> 00:21:57,449
she fiercely guarded
her independence.
481
00:21:57,449 --> 00:22:02,054
She was extremely sensitive
to any intrusions by me.
482
00:22:02,054 --> 00:22:06,692
Unfortunately, the logistics
of it seemed to overwhelm her.
483
00:22:08,393 --> 00:22:09,628
Goldberg: For a while,
484
00:22:09,628 --> 00:22:12,698
it seemed like
the perfect payday for Malachi,
485
00:22:12,698 --> 00:22:16,635
but bedside manner
will only take you so far.
486
00:22:16,635 --> 00:22:21,173
What happens when there's
a real medical emergency?
487
00:22:21,173 --> 00:22:25,243
Walton: Love makes several
house calls to Anita Morrison.
488
00:22:25,243 --> 00:22:27,179
Eventually,
she has an emergency --
489
00:22:27,179 --> 00:22:29,781
she has severe pain
in her stomach,
490
00:22:29,781 --> 00:22:33,118
and I guess Dr. Love panics.
491
00:22:34,252 --> 00:22:35,854
Because he's not a doctor,
492
00:22:35,854 --> 00:22:37,823
and he could end up
killing someone
493
00:22:37,823 --> 00:22:40,826
with his crazy
"doctor advice."
494
00:22:40,826 --> 00:22:42,994
He calls 911...
[ Siren wailing ]
495
00:22:42,994 --> 00:22:46,031
...and he gets an ambulance
there to take her away.
496
00:22:46,031 --> 00:22:48,700
And while they're wheeling her
into the ambulance,
497
00:22:48,700 --> 00:22:50,802
she looks at Love and says,
498
00:22:50,802 --> 00:22:53,872
"Hey, can you
lock my house for me?"
499
00:22:53,872 --> 00:22:56,074
She gave him the keys
to the house.
500
00:22:58,176 --> 00:23:00,679
Goldberg: Anita returns
from the hospital
501
00:23:00,679 --> 00:23:03,415
to discover
her checkbook is missing.
502
00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:08,186
She calls the bank, and $20,000
has been taken from her account.
503
00:23:10,122 --> 00:23:12,958
Morrison: After the check
was presented for payment
504
00:23:12,958 --> 00:23:14,926
and already honored
505
00:23:14,926 --> 00:23:17,696
and the money had flown
out of the account,
506
00:23:17,696 --> 00:23:19,798
she contacted the bank.
507
00:23:21,366 --> 00:23:23,535
You know, there are
very strict laws in place
508
00:23:23,535 --> 00:23:25,470
if a check is forged.
509
00:23:27,506 --> 00:23:31,710
Love did, in fact,
write out this check.
510
00:23:31,710 --> 00:23:35,046
He signed it.
He presented it for payment.
511
00:23:35,046 --> 00:23:36,615
He got paid.
512
00:23:38,049 --> 00:23:40,352
Faccidomo: At this point,
it's very clear
513
00:23:40,352 --> 00:23:43,789
that there is a progression.
514
00:23:43,789 --> 00:23:47,692
With Anita Morrison,
he engages in an activity
515
00:23:47,692 --> 00:23:49,861
that's just
straight-up thievery,
516
00:23:49,861 --> 00:23:53,665
and I think that brought
a lot of heat down on him.
517
00:23:53,665 --> 00:23:56,301
Any time you get
a little too bold,
518
00:23:56,301 --> 00:23:59,638
you'll catch the attention
of law enforcement.
519
00:23:59,638 --> 00:24:00,105
It really was a "Catch Me
If You Can" situation.
520
00:24:00,105 --> 00:24:01,606
The less that he got caught,
521
00:24:01,606 --> 00:24:03,475
the more confident
that he became.
522
00:24:07,979 --> 00:24:09,981
[ Siren wailing ]
523
00:24:09,981 --> 00:24:13,051
Goldberg: After robbing
an 87-year-old woman
524
00:24:13,051 --> 00:24:15,420
on her way to the hospital,
525
00:24:15,420 --> 00:24:20,759
Malachi Love-Robinson is on the
radar of the local authorities,
526
00:24:20,759 --> 00:24:23,562
but until they can put him away
for the forged check,
527
00:24:23,562 --> 00:24:25,864
they need to halt
his medical practice.
528
00:24:25,864 --> 00:24:27,566
[ Police radio chatter ]
529
00:24:27,566 --> 00:24:30,669
There were law enforcement
and state officials
530
00:24:30,669 --> 00:24:32,838
looking into him.
531
00:24:32,838 --> 00:24:34,606
And later, we found out
532
00:24:34,606 --> 00:24:38,510
they were investigating him
simultaneously for grand theft,
533
00:24:38,510 --> 00:24:40,412
theft against an elderly person,
534
00:24:40,412 --> 00:24:41,913
and this is on top of
535
00:24:41,913 --> 00:24:44,583
impersonating a doctor
without a license.
536
00:24:45,750 --> 00:24:47,519
The more attention he got,
537
00:24:47,519 --> 00:24:49,988
the bigger and more bombastic
he got.
538
00:24:53,558 --> 00:24:55,527
Goldberg:
Police need hard evidence
539
00:24:55,527 --> 00:24:58,129
that Malachi is posing
as a doctor.
540
00:24:58,129 --> 00:25:00,799
So they're conducting
an undercover sting
541
00:25:00,799 --> 00:25:02,267
to catch him in the act.
542
00:25:03,969 --> 00:25:05,737
Parker:
One day, I just told my boss,
543
00:25:05,737 --> 00:25:08,206
"I have a feeling something's
gonna happen today,"
544
00:25:08,206 --> 00:25:10,475
so I backed my car
into the parking lot,
545
00:25:10,475 --> 00:25:12,544
I got a Diet Coke,
and I just sat there,
546
00:25:12,544 --> 00:25:16,114
and I watched this
parking lot for hours.
547
00:25:16,114 --> 00:25:18,650
And I noticed, like,
an undercover-looking
548
00:25:18,650 --> 00:25:21,119
type black SUV
in the parking lot,
549
00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:24,222
and then two guys
get out in full gear --
550
00:25:24,222 --> 00:25:25,891
you know,
with the bulletproof vests
551
00:25:25,891 --> 00:25:27,659
and the guns and all that --
and they go in.
552
00:25:27,659 --> 00:25:29,995
Oh, my gosh, my heart started
beating so hard.
553
00:25:32,130 --> 00:25:35,433
They came down and said,
"We wanna cooperate with you,
554
00:25:35,433 --> 00:25:37,269
but if you could just
stay down here
555
00:25:37,269 --> 00:25:39,170
while we conduct the arrest."
556
00:25:39,170 --> 00:25:40,238
I said, "But what happened?
557
00:25:40,238 --> 00:25:41,740
Can you just tell me
what happened?"
558
00:25:41,740 --> 00:25:44,643
They said, "Yes, we sent in
an undercover female."
559
00:25:44,643 --> 00:25:46,645
[ Police radio chatter ]
560
00:25:46,645 --> 00:25:48,013
[ Footsteps echoing ]
561
00:25:48,013 --> 00:25:57,355
♪♪
562
00:25:57,355 --> 00:25:59,491
Woman: I'm sorry.
Should I sit?
563
00:25:59,491 --> 00:26:01,393
Yes, you should.
[ Chuckles ]
564
00:26:04,496 --> 00:26:05,630
[ Speaking indistinctly ]
565
00:26:07,933 --> 00:26:09,200
Okay.
566
00:26:12,671 --> 00:26:13,805
Okay.
567
00:26:42,334 --> 00:26:45,170
Goldberg: Well, I think
I'd consider you a con artist.
568
00:26:45,170 --> 00:26:46,671
Parker: Someone from
the Sheriff's Office comes out
569
00:26:46,671 --> 00:26:49,074
and says,
"He just examined her.
570
00:26:49,074 --> 00:26:51,242
And we're going to arrest him."
571
00:26:51,242 --> 00:26:53,878
He came out, and I showed up
with the camera.
572
00:26:53,878 --> 00:26:55,780
I wanted my exclusive.
573
00:26:55,780 --> 00:26:58,183
I had been working on this
story for, you know, a month.
574
00:26:58,183 --> 00:27:01,286
I stuck the mic in his face and
said, "Malachi, what happened?"
575
00:27:01,286 --> 00:27:02,787
He just didn't want to answer.
576
00:27:02,787 --> 00:27:04,956
I continued to pepper him
with questions.
577
00:27:04,956 --> 00:27:06,391
"You promised
the Department of Health
578
00:27:06,391 --> 00:27:09,694
you wouldn't do this again,
and you did it."
579
00:27:09,694 --> 00:27:11,029
Mosley: One thing
that I particularly enjoy
580
00:27:11,029 --> 00:27:14,332
about Malachi Love-Robinson
is his confidence.
581
00:27:14,332 --> 00:27:16,601
He's advocating
for his innocence,
582
00:27:16,601 --> 00:27:18,303
saying that
he's gonna get justice,
583
00:27:18,303 --> 00:27:19,904
and he's really
rallied people up
584
00:27:19,904 --> 00:27:22,974
to think that he does not
deserve this treatment.
585
00:27:22,974 --> 00:27:25,443
So, while Malachi Love
is awaiting trial,
586
00:27:25,443 --> 00:27:26,878
he goes on a press tour.
587
00:27:26,878 --> 00:27:29,481
I just want to say
that I am deeply saddened
588
00:27:29,481 --> 00:27:31,850
and a little disrespected
589
00:27:31,850 --> 00:27:33,685
by some of the things
that have come forth.
590
00:27:33,685 --> 00:27:37,222
Now, I've been a criminal
defense lawyer for 20 years,
591
00:27:37,222 --> 00:27:39,190
and if my client ever told me,
592
00:27:39,190 --> 00:27:40,925
"I'm gonna give
a press conference,"
593
00:27:40,925 --> 00:27:42,660
I would say,
594
00:27:42,660 --> 00:27:44,029
"Tell your new lawyer
to call me,
595
00:27:44,029 --> 00:27:45,697
and I'll give him all the files,
596
00:27:45,697 --> 00:27:49,434
because that is
completely insane."
597
00:27:49,434 --> 00:27:51,503
The press is obsessed with him.
598
00:27:51,503 --> 00:27:53,705
He's getting mentioned
by Jimmy Kimmel.
599
00:27:53,705 --> 00:27:55,907
A teenager
was arrested yesterday
600
00:27:55,907 --> 00:27:57,976
for pretending to be a doctor
601
00:27:57,976 --> 00:28:00,311
and running his own
fake medical practice.
602
00:28:00,311 --> 00:28:02,180
He's on "Good Morning America."
603
00:28:02,180 --> 00:28:04,416
Are you a doctor
of anything?
604
00:28:04,416 --> 00:28:05,450
Anything at all?
605
00:28:05,450 --> 00:28:08,086
I do currently hold,
um, a PhD, um,
606
00:28:08,086 --> 00:28:10,455
in what, I don't feel
comfortable disclosing.
607
00:28:10,455 --> 00:28:12,323
But you weren't
in med school.
608
00:28:12,323 --> 00:28:14,659
Exactly, so I am not,
I am not por--
609
00:28:14,659 --> 00:28:16,194
portraying as an MD.
610
00:28:16,194 --> 00:28:19,264
There are many types
of degrees out there
611
00:28:19,264 --> 00:28:21,199
that hold the title as "doctor."
612
00:28:21,199 --> 00:28:24,369
But you treat people
at your office --
The issue that I face now
is accusations.
613
00:28:24,369 --> 00:28:25,937
He hems and haws.
614
00:28:25,937 --> 00:28:29,507
His syntax and cadence
are all betraying him.
615
00:28:29,507 --> 00:28:32,343
He's lying,
and you can tell he's lying.
616
00:28:32,343 --> 00:28:34,245
I don't know where you're
receiving this information from,
617
00:28:34,245 --> 00:28:35,847
but it is inaccurate --
618
00:28:35,847 --> 00:28:37,048
Um, I'm sorry.
I'm gonna have to
619
00:28:37,048 --> 00:28:39,250
cut this in--
this interview short.
620
00:28:39,250 --> 00:28:41,853
I'm gonna have to cut this
in-- interview short.
621
00:28:41,853 --> 00:28:45,123
In no way, shape, or form should
a scammer of this magnitude
622
00:28:45,123 --> 00:28:47,459
be seeking out this
kind of national attention.
623
00:28:48,493 --> 00:28:51,830
You would think that this
is a time to lay low.
624
00:28:51,830 --> 00:28:54,065
Not for Malachi.
625
00:28:54,065 --> 00:28:58,269
Parker: He's on a grandstand
as though he's on a pulpit,
626
00:28:58,269 --> 00:29:00,205
as though he's got
an audience listening,
627
00:29:00,205 --> 00:29:01,773
and I think that's what
he wanted all along --
628
00:29:01,773 --> 00:29:03,208
he wanted an audience.
629
00:29:03,208 --> 00:29:05,243
Goldberg:
Unfortunately for Malachi,
630
00:29:05,243 --> 00:29:07,846
he wasn't the only one
talking to the press.
631
00:29:07,846 --> 00:29:11,416
Anita Morrison had come forward
with her devastating story.
632
00:29:11,416 --> 00:29:14,886
Well, he's forged my signature,
633
00:29:14,886 --> 00:29:19,491
and he took funds
out of my bank account.
634
00:29:19,491 --> 00:29:21,693
Anita Morrison was so sweet.
635
00:29:21,693 --> 00:29:25,096
She was just your definition
of a sweet old lady,
636
00:29:25,096 --> 00:29:27,699
and she had taken Malachi
for his word.
637
00:29:27,699 --> 00:29:29,901
She was horrified,
and she was hurt.
638
00:29:29,901 --> 00:29:31,236
I thought I trusted him.
639
00:29:31,236 --> 00:29:33,438
He was very personable,
640
00:29:33,438 --> 00:29:35,807
and I --
641
00:29:35,807 --> 00:29:38,510
I didn't suspect he was a fraud.
642
00:29:40,311 --> 00:29:43,581
Goldberg: The amusement towards
a baby-faced teen in a lab coat
643
00:29:43,581 --> 00:29:47,952
was drowned out by the sympathy
for a betrayed old woman,
644
00:29:47,952 --> 00:29:51,689
and he suddenly did not seem
so cute anymore.
645
00:29:53,725 --> 00:29:56,261
Morrison:
So, the DA was highly motivated.
646
00:29:56,261 --> 00:29:59,998
What this guy had done
really struck a nerve
647
00:29:59,998 --> 00:30:02,967
in the senior population
of Florida.
648
00:30:02,967 --> 00:30:05,904
They were heavy to get my mom,
649
00:30:05,904 --> 00:30:09,040
and they recruited her
very aggressively.
650
00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:14,279
She simply had to participate
in a videotape proceeding,
651
00:30:14,279 --> 00:30:16,548
and so she did.
652
00:30:16,548 --> 00:30:18,449
Goldberg:
With Anita's testimony,
653
00:30:18,449 --> 00:30:20,718
the undercover footage,
654
00:30:20,718 --> 00:30:22,587
it seemed like Malachi
was finally
655
00:30:22,587 --> 00:30:25,356
gonna have to take
his medicine.
656
00:30:25,356 --> 00:30:31,196
Malachi, by this time, has a
trail of crimes he's committed,
657
00:30:31,196 --> 00:30:34,165
a trail of cons he has executed.
658
00:30:34,165 --> 00:30:39,804
He's caught now, and he's facing
jail for a long time.
659
00:30:39,804 --> 00:30:41,339
When looking at those charges,
660
00:30:41,339 --> 00:30:43,975
you're dealing with
some very serious felonies.
661
00:30:43,975 --> 00:30:47,979
Mr. Love-Robinson has a bond set
of $21,000.
662
00:30:47,979 --> 00:30:50,682
He posts the bond,
and he's released.
663
00:30:50,682 --> 00:30:52,984
Goldberg: Now that he's facing
potential jail time,
664
00:30:52,984 --> 00:30:53,418
you would hope this kid
had learned his lesson.
665
00:30:53,418 --> 00:30:55,987
But does Malachi even have the
ability to stay out of trouble?
666
00:31:00,058 --> 00:31:02,260
Goldberg: While out on bail,
before his trial,
667
00:31:02,260 --> 00:31:04,596
Malachi Love-Robinson
needs to stay in Florida
668
00:31:04,596 --> 00:31:05,897
and out of trouble
669
00:31:05,897 --> 00:31:08,800
if he wants any hope
of avoiding prison.
670
00:31:08,800 --> 00:31:11,536
But there's a potential score
in Virginia,
671
00:31:11,536 --> 00:31:13,438
and he simply can't resist.
672
00:31:13,438 --> 00:31:14,872
His new target?
673
00:31:14,872 --> 00:31:16,608
Used cars.
674
00:31:16,608 --> 00:31:18,977
Morris: In September 2016,
675
00:31:18,977 --> 00:31:20,678
I had received
an Internet lead
676
00:31:20,678 --> 00:31:23,581
inquiring online
about vehicles.
677
00:31:23,581 --> 00:31:26,251
Malachi Robinson was interested
in a Lexus
678
00:31:26,251 --> 00:31:28,519
that we had available for sale,
679
00:31:28,519 --> 00:31:30,788
and since I do
the finance part,
680
00:31:30,788 --> 00:31:32,890
I was in charge
of running the credit
681
00:31:32,890 --> 00:31:35,927
and making sure
that he would qualify.
682
00:31:35,927 --> 00:31:40,064
His credit application stated
that he was a doctor
683
00:31:40,064 --> 00:31:41,833
making $200,000 a year.
684
00:31:42,900 --> 00:31:44,402
Mosley:
Kind of ostentatious
685
00:31:44,402 --> 00:31:46,738
for someone
who's recently been charged
686
00:31:46,738 --> 00:31:49,874
with pretending to be a doctor.
687
00:31:50,808 --> 00:31:53,478
Goldberg:
Just his tenth day out on bail,
688
00:31:53,478 --> 00:31:57,615
Malachi again
tries to pass as a doctor --
689
00:31:57,615 --> 00:31:59,917
this time, only on paper,
690
00:31:59,917 --> 00:32:03,288
but his application
has a couple of hiccups.
691
00:32:03,288 --> 00:32:04,722
I was calling the bank --
692
00:32:04,722 --> 00:32:08,059
"Hey, what kind of approval
can we get for this customer?"
693
00:32:08,059 --> 00:32:10,662
And they said,
"I don't know what you did,
694
00:32:10,662 --> 00:32:12,864
but there's a tizzy
in our office.
695
00:32:12,864 --> 00:32:14,065
It's buzzing in here.
696
00:32:14,065 --> 00:32:15,900
We're not really sure
what's going on,
697
00:32:15,900 --> 00:32:17,535
but there's something weird
going on
698
00:32:17,535 --> 00:32:20,038
with the application
that you sent to us."
699
00:32:20,038 --> 00:32:22,607
I said, "Well, I'm gonna look up
this company
700
00:32:22,607 --> 00:32:25,076
that he claims
that he works for."
701
00:32:25,076 --> 00:32:27,612
So I started
looking that up online,
702
00:32:27,612 --> 00:32:31,049
and the address for the location
703
00:32:31,049 --> 00:32:33,618
was to some empty lot
next to a Walmart.
704
00:32:33,618 --> 00:32:36,554
♪♪
705
00:32:36,554 --> 00:32:39,757
I even tried to call his job,
706
00:32:39,757 --> 00:32:43,361
and the voicemail
was his voice.
707
00:32:43,361 --> 00:32:46,464
And I just --
I thought that was so bizarre.
708
00:32:46,464 --> 00:32:49,300
I don't know. I just --
I had this weird feeling.
709
00:32:49,300 --> 00:32:51,469
Maybe I watched too much
"Law & Order."
710
00:32:53,805 --> 00:32:56,708
One of the other salespeople
711
00:32:56,708 --> 00:33:00,211
starts looking up online
this customer.
712
00:33:00,211 --> 00:33:02,080
He said,
"This guy was pretending
713
00:33:02,080 --> 00:33:04,215
to be a doctor in Florida,"
714
00:33:04,215 --> 00:33:06,484
and he pulled up the article,
and he's like,
715
00:33:06,484 --> 00:33:09,420
"That's him, that's him --
that's the guy.
716
00:33:09,420 --> 00:33:12,023
That's the guy
that we have right now."
717
00:33:12,023 --> 00:33:13,524
Mr. Robinson said,
718
00:33:13,524 --> 00:33:16,027
"Well, how long
is this going to take?
719
00:33:16,027 --> 00:33:17,495
I have errands to do.
720
00:33:17,495 --> 00:33:20,832
You just call me
when you have the approval.
721
00:33:20,832 --> 00:33:22,200
I'm going out to get
my hair cut."
722
00:33:22,200 --> 00:33:25,269
We were wondering if he was
gonna come back
723
00:33:25,269 --> 00:33:27,171
to the dealership or not.
724
00:33:27,171 --> 00:33:29,207
They're just like,
"Oh, my gosh, what do we do?"
725
00:33:29,207 --> 00:33:31,309
And I said, "Well, I think
we need to call the police."
726
00:33:31,309 --> 00:33:32,844
[ Siren wailing,
police radio chatter ]
727
00:33:32,844 --> 00:33:36,848
Goldberg: Cops quickly discover
Malachi was violating his bail
728
00:33:36,848 --> 00:33:38,783
by leaving the state of Florida,
729
00:33:38,783 --> 00:33:41,986
and they were happy to give him
a ride back home
730
00:33:41,986 --> 00:33:44,255
in the back of their cruiser.
731
00:33:44,255 --> 00:33:45,723
Morris:
So, the police showed up,
732
00:33:45,723 --> 00:33:47,725
and the police asked me
to call him back.
733
00:33:47,725 --> 00:33:48,793
[ Line rings ]
734
00:33:48,793 --> 00:33:50,695
"Mr. Robinson,
we have you approved.
735
00:33:50,695 --> 00:33:51,796
Just come on back.
736
00:33:51,796 --> 00:33:53,664
I'm gonna get
your paperwork started,
737
00:33:53,664 --> 00:33:55,900
and we'll see you
when you get back."
738
00:33:55,900 --> 00:33:57,769
He said, "Okay,
give me like ten minutes."
739
00:33:57,769 --> 00:33:59,670
[ Receiver clicks ]
And the police officer said,
740
00:33:59,670 --> 00:34:02,373
"Well, I'm gonna go hide
in the bathroom,
741
00:34:02,373 --> 00:34:04,175
you just go in your office,
742
00:34:04,175 --> 00:34:08,312
and when he comes back,
we'll come in and take over."
743
00:34:08,312 --> 00:34:09,914
Goldberg:
In a matter of hours,
744
00:34:09,914 --> 00:34:12,483
Josephina
went from loan paperwork
745
00:34:12,483 --> 00:34:14,318
to sting operation.
746
00:34:14,318 --> 00:34:16,788
Selling a car
usually doesn't involve
747
00:34:16,788 --> 00:34:18,956
a cop
hiding in your bathroom.
748
00:34:18,956 --> 00:34:22,193
So, as Malachi confidently
goes into the dealership
749
00:34:22,193 --> 00:34:24,996
to sign the paperwork
for his vehicle,
750
00:34:24,996 --> 00:34:26,497
he's met with a surprise.
751
00:34:27,565 --> 00:34:31,669
So, I had written the numbers
down and presented it to him,
752
00:34:31,669 --> 00:34:36,874
and just as I was about to say,
"Okay, here's option A,"
753
00:34:36,874 --> 00:34:40,244
the police officer came out
from the restroom
754
00:34:40,244 --> 00:34:41,946
and says, "Malachi."
755
00:34:44,048 --> 00:34:46,050
And they put him in handcuffs
756
00:34:46,050 --> 00:34:48,853
and walked him
out of the building.
757
00:34:48,853 --> 00:34:50,888
Walton:
And they arrest Love.
758
00:34:50,888 --> 00:34:55,126
Because of the preposterousness
of Dr. Love's scams,
759
00:34:55,126 --> 00:34:57,662
it's easy to laugh
and make fun, right?
760
00:34:57,662 --> 00:35:01,132
But you gotta remember --
there are real victims here,
761
00:35:01,132 --> 00:35:03,334
victims who've lost
a sense of well-being
762
00:35:03,334 --> 00:35:06,337
and victims who've lost
confidence in people.
763
00:35:06,337 --> 00:35:08,306
It's literally
the worst feeling in the world.
764
00:35:08,306 --> 00:35:11,542
♪♪
765
00:35:11,542 --> 00:35:15,513
His plans backfired,
but he's gonna learn from them,
766
00:35:15,513 --> 00:35:17,915
and he's getting better.
767
00:35:17,915 --> 00:35:20,117
Goldberg: With cases in Florida
and now Virginia,
768
00:35:20,117 --> 00:35:24,188
the outlook for Malachi's
freedom is looking grim.
769
00:35:29,060 --> 00:35:31,329
Goldberg: Who is Malachi?
770
00:35:31,329 --> 00:35:33,598
While out on bail
for his charges,
771
00:35:33,598 --> 00:35:37,768
Malachi Love-Robinson reflects
on all the pain he's caused.
772
00:35:37,768 --> 00:35:38,903
Just ki-- I'm kidding.
773
00:35:38,903 --> 00:35:41,539
He drove to Virginia
to try another scam
774
00:35:41,539 --> 00:35:43,941
and was arrested
almost immediately.
775
00:35:43,941 --> 00:35:49,680
Mosley: Malachi went to purchase
a $35,000 used vehicle --
776
00:35:49,680 --> 00:35:52,049
talk about laying low.
777
00:35:52,049 --> 00:35:58,122
He's been arrested two times
in less than 52 weeks.
778
00:35:58,122 --> 00:35:59,757
In less than one year.
779
00:35:59,757 --> 00:36:00,825
Faccidomo: So, at that point,
780
00:36:00,825 --> 00:36:03,194
Mr. Love-Robinson enters a plea
781
00:36:03,194 --> 00:36:05,863
for identity theft, forgery,
782
00:36:05,863 --> 00:36:09,467
attempting to obtain credit
under false pretenses.
783
00:36:09,467 --> 00:36:11,502
Goldberg: The criminal charges
are piling up,
784
00:36:11,502 --> 00:36:13,771
and the court cases
are being triaged.
785
00:36:13,771 --> 00:36:17,074
And it's not if Malachi
will be going to jail,
786
00:36:17,074 --> 00:36:18,776
but where.
787
00:36:18,776 --> 00:36:22,780
At this point, it seems that his
activities have caught up to him
788
00:36:22,780 --> 00:36:27,084
and he's actually gonna be
serving some time in a facility.
789
00:36:27,084 --> 00:36:29,120
Mr. Love-Robinson enters a plea,
790
00:36:29,120 --> 00:36:31,756
and he serves one year
in a Virginia jail,
791
00:36:31,756 --> 00:36:34,292
followed by five years
of probation.
792
00:36:34,292 --> 00:36:36,227
So, he gets
convicted in Virginia,
793
00:36:36,227 --> 00:36:37,695
spends a year in jail up there
794
00:36:37,695 --> 00:36:41,532
before we can ever take him
to trial down here in Florida.
795
00:36:41,532 --> 00:36:44,235
Goldberg: That's right --
Malachi spends a year in jail
796
00:36:44,235 --> 00:36:46,203
for his car-loan fraud.
797
00:36:46,203 --> 00:36:49,807
This is before his
phony-doctor trial even begins.
798
00:36:49,807 --> 00:36:52,877
And apparently, he didn't leave
a positive review
799
00:36:52,877 --> 00:36:55,513
for his first jail experience.
800
00:36:55,513 --> 00:36:59,817
This is a complaint that
Malachi Love-Robinson files
801
00:36:59,817 --> 00:37:01,352
while he's in prison.
802
00:37:01,352 --> 00:37:04,889
He's complaining
that he's being mistreated.
803
00:37:04,889 --> 00:37:09,660
He says, "I have several
autoimmune illnesses
804
00:37:09,660 --> 00:37:11,662
and medical complications."
805
00:37:12,430 --> 00:37:17,401
He persists anyway -- "I have
been in jail since 9/9/16
806
00:37:17,401 --> 00:37:19,403
requesting my medications
and medical care
807
00:37:19,403 --> 00:37:21,072
within a week of being here.
808
00:37:21,072 --> 00:37:23,374
I was sent to Stafford Hospital
for asthma,
809
00:37:23,374 --> 00:37:27,144
where I was called a liar
and a fraud by medical staff."
810
00:37:27,144 --> 00:37:30,514
So, what's hysterical here
is he's admitting
811
00:37:30,514 --> 00:37:31,949
everyone's calling him a fraud,
812
00:37:31,949 --> 00:37:33,751
the medical staff
don't believe him,
813
00:37:33,751 --> 00:37:36,621
and he's trying to couch
a complaint based on that,
814
00:37:36,621 --> 00:37:39,924
not realizing that that
makes him look like a fraud.
815
00:37:39,924 --> 00:37:42,860
Goldberg: Why would he risk
looking even less like somebody
816
00:37:42,860 --> 00:37:45,229
who can actually
diagnose illness?
817
00:37:45,229 --> 00:37:49,266
He's requesting damages
of $30,000
818
00:37:49,266 --> 00:37:51,902
for them not treating
his medical complications.
819
00:37:51,902 --> 00:37:54,805
My God, this kid's got [bleep]
820
00:37:54,805 --> 00:37:56,407
Confidence to the point
of delusion
821
00:37:56,407 --> 00:37:59,510
is something that is essential
if you're going to be a scammer.
822
00:37:59,510 --> 00:38:01,178
That's one of the powers
that Malachi Love-Robinson
823
00:38:01,178 --> 00:38:02,980
has always possessed.
824
00:38:02,980 --> 00:38:05,149
Goldberg: Apparently,
there is no off position
825
00:38:05,149 --> 00:38:07,551
on the fraud switch.
826
00:38:07,551 --> 00:38:11,188
Malachi's complaint
is diagnosed as bull--
827
00:38:11,188 --> 00:38:13,391
[clears throat] nonsense,
828
00:38:13,391 --> 00:38:15,893
and he leaves
his year-long stint in jail
829
00:38:15,893 --> 00:38:19,163
without the fistful of cash
he was hoping for.
830
00:38:19,163 --> 00:38:21,298
So, we were all just waiting
with bated breath
831
00:38:21,298 --> 00:38:23,467
for this
Malachi Love-Robinson trial
832
00:38:23,467 --> 00:38:25,536
to take place finally
in Florida.
833
00:38:25,536 --> 00:38:27,004
It became
one of those stories that,
834
00:38:27,004 --> 00:38:29,840
whenever he was in court,
all the media arrived.
835
00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:32,376
Everyone circled him,
chased him to his car.
836
00:38:32,376 --> 00:38:33,711
[ Indistinct conversations ]
837
00:38:33,711 --> 00:38:37,181
Faccidomo: So, ultimately,
he accepts a plea deal --
838
00:38:37,181 --> 00:38:40,151
what we call a global plea deal
to resolve everything
839
00:38:40,151 --> 00:38:42,887
to three years
in Florida state prison,
840
00:38:42,887 --> 00:38:44,989
followed by five years
of probation.
841
00:38:44,989 --> 00:38:47,558
Reporter: In a last-minute deal,
Love-Robinson agreed
842
00:38:47,558 --> 00:38:49,860
to plead guilty to grand theft,
843
00:38:49,860 --> 00:38:51,562
practicing medicine
without a license,
844
00:38:51,562 --> 00:38:53,330
and fraud charges.
845
00:38:54,432 --> 00:38:57,201
Goldberg:
Directly back to jail again.
846
00:38:57,201 --> 00:39:00,805
I guess another dose of justice
has just been administered.
847
00:39:00,805 --> 00:39:02,540
And in the time
it would have taken him
848
00:39:02,540 --> 00:39:04,775
to attend medical school
for real,
849
00:39:04,775 --> 00:39:09,046
Malachi has instead served
two prison sentences.
850
00:39:11,949 --> 00:39:15,186
Malachi Love-Robinson
is a con artist,
851
00:39:15,186 --> 00:39:17,121
and I think if he put
that kind of tenacity
852
00:39:17,121 --> 00:39:20,124
into actually becoming
a physician,
853
00:39:20,124 --> 00:39:22,827
he would be one
of the best in the world.
854
00:39:22,827 --> 00:39:25,429
I think, like most scammers,
Dr. Malachi Love-Robinson --
855
00:39:25,429 --> 00:39:27,298
See, I can't even stop calling
him a doctor --
856
00:39:27,298 --> 00:39:29,433
he's not a doctor!
857
00:39:30,801 --> 00:39:32,803
Faccidomo:
What's really tragic about this
858
00:39:32,803 --> 00:39:36,307
is now that
he's actually served time
859
00:39:36,307 --> 00:39:38,976
and he has
this criminal record,
860
00:39:38,976 --> 00:39:41,912
it limits his chances
for redemption.
861
00:39:41,912 --> 00:39:43,547
Because of his record,
862
00:39:43,547 --> 00:39:47,284
it's gonna be really hard
for him to move forward.
863
00:39:49,887 --> 00:39:53,924
Morrison: There's nothing wrong
with taking a person at his word
864
00:39:53,924 --> 00:39:57,795
that he's learned
the errors of his ways,
865
00:39:57,795 --> 00:40:00,564
but the repeat behavior...
866
00:40:00,564 --> 00:40:03,567
is much more deep-seated.
867
00:40:03,567 --> 00:40:07,404
Maybe he can't help himself.
868
00:40:07,404 --> 00:40:09,406
Heimburger:
Yes, he is a con man.
869
00:40:09,406 --> 00:40:11,842
But I do believe that,
within him,
870
00:40:11,842 --> 00:40:14,044
he does want
to help other people.
871
00:40:14,044 --> 00:40:17,681
So it is a shame
that he unfortunately
872
00:40:17,681 --> 00:40:21,452
didn't take that same passion
and that same drive
873
00:40:21,452 --> 00:40:24,622
and apply it
in a more productive way.
874
00:40:26,423 --> 00:40:30,427
He could likely very well be
a legitimate doctor.
875
00:40:32,296 --> 00:40:35,232
Goldberg: We reached out to
Malachi about his future,
876
00:40:35,232 --> 00:40:37,468
and here's what he had to say.
877
00:40:37,468 --> 00:40:41,305
Love-Robinson:
I let down my family, you know,
I let down my mother,
878
00:40:41,305 --> 00:40:43,474
you know, I even let myself down
because I --
879
00:40:43,474 --> 00:40:46,377
from never having a detention
and a referral
880
00:40:46,377 --> 00:40:48,913
to my first involvement
with law enforcement
881
00:40:48,913 --> 00:40:52,683
is 10, 12 officers
with semi-automatic weapons,
882
00:40:52,683 --> 00:40:56,720
you know, was -- it's --
it's -- it was a shocker.
883
00:40:56,720 --> 00:41:00,591
I understand that I went about
a lot of things the wrong way.
884
00:41:00,591 --> 00:41:04,395
If I would have just stuck with
what I was gonna do originally
885
00:41:04,395 --> 00:41:08,065
and do everything the right way
without trying to move ahead
886
00:41:08,065 --> 00:41:10,034
and without trying
to get it quick
887
00:41:10,034 --> 00:41:12,803
and without trying to just be
recognized for something,
888
00:41:12,803 --> 00:41:14,905
you know, I do believe
I would've been great.
889
00:41:14,905 --> 00:41:20,411
I really wish that I would've
just done things differently.