Malachi Love-Robinson, a Florida man who spent time behind bars after pleading guilty to practicing medicine without a license when he was a teenager, has been arrested again. According to Daily News, Love-Robinson, who’s now 23, was booked Thursday morning. He is now in Palm Beach County Jail in South Florida, held on charges of grand theft and fraud. Investigators say that the suspect, who became known as ‘Dr. Love’ for impersonating a doctor in 2016, stole more than $10,000 from his employer. He worked at a shipping company based in Delray Beach named the United States of Freight, which connects shippers to transport companies.
Love-Robinson, 25, received a sentence of over two years and four months last week after pleading guilty to his charges. Court documents show that in 2020, Robinson worked as a salesperson for a company that connects shippers with trucking companies. Instead of having customers make payments to the company, Love-Robinson would have them send the money to accounts he controlled.
Love-Robinson first came to national attention in 2016 as an 18-year-old when he was arrested after opening The New Birth New Life Medical Center. He identified himself as ‘Dr. Love.’ USA Today tells us that he stole $30,000 from a patient in her 80s during house calls and an additional $20,000 from a doctor.
He was arrested after he examined and prescribed treatment to an undercover police officer impersonating a patient. Later that year while out on bail, Love-Robinson was arrested in Virginia after he tried to buy a Jaguar automobile with a stolen credit card. He pleaded guilty in both cases and was released from prison in 2019.