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Accused fake teen doctor Malachi Love-Robinson gets jail time in Virginia

Posted at 2:35 PM, May 22, 2017
and last updated 2017-05-22 18:20:46-04

20-year-old Malachi Love-Robinson has been sentenced to jail.

A Virginia Judge sentenced Love-Robinson to one year in jail with nine years suspended, according to the Stafford County Clerk's Office.

Love-Robinson of West Palm Beach, garnered national attention when, as a teenager, he was arrested for practicing medicine without a license.

Police in Virginia arrested Love-Robinson last year while out on bond.

Investigators say in September, Love-Robinson lied in an effort to obtain credit while trying to purchase a new Jaguar. Love-Robinson pleaded guilty instead of facing trial.

The Palm Beach County State Attorney's Office confirmed that Love-Robinson will be extradited back to Florida to face his other charges. However, the Office would not confirm when.

Criminal defense Attorney Gregg Lerman, who is familiar with this case, says he thinks Love-Robinson could be extradited in the next 30 days. Lerman says the process can be started as soon as the judge handed down the sentence.

While this new conviction doesn't bode well for Love-Robinson's Florida case, what could be worse, according to Lerman, is if prosecutors try to charge him for skipping out on bond.

"It could add to charges here if he went to Virginia without permission of the court," said Lerman. "They could charge him with absconding on the bond down here.”

Love-Robinson's next court date here in Palm Beach County is scheduled for June.