Once a scammer, always a scammer? That’s the question after Florida officials hauled Malachi Love-Robinson back to prison for his third known scam in less than ten years. Malachi gained notoriety in 2016, at 18, after impersonating a doctor, opening a fake clinic, and using both to steal thousands.
Last week, the 25-year-old received a prison sentence of two years and four months in Palm Beach County, Florida. The ruling came after he pleaded guilty to grand theft and an organized scheme to defraud.
According to court documents reviewed by BuzzFeed News, the former fake doctor worked as a salesperson in 2020. Love-Robinson’s employer, the United States of Freight, connects shippers with trucking companies, among other shipping needs.
Malachi pleaded guilty to stealing more than $10,000 during his employment. He stole the funds by directing customers to make payments to an account registered in his name rather than the company’s authorized accounts. Love-Robinson also received payments using Venmo and Paypal.
Malachi’s scheme was exposed after the company owner Dan O’Sullivan spoke to customers about their payments. After O’Sullivan confronted Malachi, the former Doctor Love admitted to accepting direct payments via text messages.
“I swear I wasn’t thinking, and I will make it right,” Robinson-Love texted O’Sullivan. “I get these compulsive stages and do things without thinking.”
His 28-month sentence comes after he was first arrested in January 2021.
