viral stories of fraud are common on the internet and to me some of the most unsettling are cases involving imposters take for example crimes like Stolen Valor and police impersonators and on the other hand you have a cohort of individuals busted for faking disabilities sick imposters posing a society's most vulnerable in an effort to solicit charity and special treatment from medical workers and the aforementioned is really only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to viral imposter stories from a teenager performing a police traffic stop using bogus credentials to a sign language interpreter exposed as a fraud to a man who allegedly faked Down syndrome for diaper changes these are the internet's most viral imposters today's video is sponsored by bespoke post bespoke post is a monthly membership club delivering a box of awesome top shelf goods from under the radar Brands it's free to join and you can skip a month or cancel at any time ninety percent of bespoke's products come from small Brands many of which are based right here in the U. S take for example this led lens or headlamp from bespoke's beam box man this really is an amazing light I actually recently battle tested this thing inside of an actual cave and can confirm its quality and bespoke has plenty of options to choose from they've got everything from cooking to Camping to hygiene you name it the way bespoke works is you go on their website and take a quiz bespoke will match you up with a box that they think you'll like and if you like your match that's great but if not you can swap it out with something else and every month you'll get a box of awesome shipped to your front door with the option to skip months at no additional charge every box of awesome has about 70 dollars worth of goods inside but costs you only a fraction of that value bespoke has an ever-changing lineup of boxes that should keep your interest boxes like the flip box which includes this Nifty Damascus steel pocket knife with its snazzy turquoise finish handle with the case and everything it's a real solid pocket knife or perhaps you need some kitchen utensil upgrades the filet box is perfect if you want to level up your Cutlery it comes with a Japanese steel chef's knife in a smaller four inch knife both sharp and Hefty so what are you waiting for you guys can go to bespokeost. com wavy20 and enter code wavy 20 at checkout to get 20 off your first bespoke box of awesome the link is in the description and big thanks to bespoke for sponsoring one of the most trusted and revered professions in the United States is that of the medical doctor the profession comes with a lot of responsibility and power as well this story involves a young man who managed to fake credentials over a period of years successfully masquerading as a medical professional and defrauding the public out of thousands of dollars in the process Malachi Robinson was born in West Palm Beach Florida in May of 1997.
this young man had dreams of becoming a doctor and what we find is that in his teenage years Malachi attempts to become one by any means necessary in January of 2015 17 year old Malachi Robinson was taken into custody after it was discovered he had spent several weeks Walking The Halls of Saint Mary's Medical Center while wearing a lab coat and stethoscope the young man's presence being completely unauthorized and it was obviously suspected that he was trying to pose as a doctor when B being questioned Malachi claimed that he was shadowing a physician even adding that the staff who reported him quote was supposed to know what he was doing there when directly asked by authorities if he ever attended Medical School Malachi responded no naturally because Malachi was a minor at the time his mother would become involved in this situation his mother was said to have defended the young man claiming that Malachi had some sort of mental illness that he refused to take medication for in the end the Saint Mary's medical facility declined to press charges and the police ruled that no crime had been committed Malachi was let off but that wouldn't be the end of the doctor impersonation route for this charlatan as later in the year he would do something along the same line in October of 2015 Malachi was accused of spending close to three weeks practicing medicine without a license at New Direction a treatment office that specialized in addiction recovery in Boynton Beach Florida around this time Authority he suspected that Malachi was illegally performing massage therapy at this facility however the story from the rehabilitation center itself was a bit different employees working at the center claimed that Malachi had told them that he was 28 years old and had a PhD in Psychology when he came to us he said he was 28 and that he was sick for 10 years in France and that he when he came to the United States that they made a mistake and put his date of arrival on the birth certificate instead of his date of birth Malachi had allegedly forged a birth certificate to reflect this age and even allegedly provided the center a bogus diploma from Arizona State universities saying that he was a doctor Malachi wasn't actually working at the center as a massage therapist using these fake documents he had managed to convince management there to allow him to have a program director job and according to reports he was making a seventy thousand dollar salary in lieu of these discoveries the Florida Department of Health had reason to believe that Malachi was misleading the public and sent him a cease and desist letter the department has probable cause to believe that Malachi love Robinson of West Palm Beach Florida is not licensed by the department or Board of Medicine and is practicing as a medical doctor and you think with the government now involved this would be the end of his medical imposter activities but it wasn't as Malachi was somehow able to attain a certificate to provide Health Care by the American Association of drugless practitioners a diploma essentially stating that he was legally allowed to perform alternative medical therapies the organization that issues these certificates approved MrRobinson after reviewing copies of degrees and diplomas sent to them by mail the procurement of this credential would keep the government off of his back for some time though it is important to note that legally the document doesn't allow one to diagnose or treat any medical conditions seeing that he could now outsmart the government he started to get more Brazen Malachi continued his fraud throughout South Florida attempting to practice medicine at anywhere that would give him an opportunity he maintained a plethora of websites that advertised his practice some of the websites allegedly hosting fake consumer reviews that helped build up his reputation on practitioner review site healthgrades. com Mal was listed as a doctor with a specialization in naturopathy and psychology in the biography of the page he wrote quote I value my practice skills which include great communication skills as well as timely and Prompt Care I am a strong believer that patients in general are the strongest medical tools there is the man's profile boasting a five-star review and as you can see here he was the owner and physician of New Birth New Life Medical Center LLC in 2016 at the age of 18 Malachi somehow manages to attain a medical office practicing under the ruse of him being a 25 year old doctor Malachi had managed to deceive an investor to being a business partner who would contribute ten thousand dollars into getting this office according to the Facebook page associated with the practice Malachi claimed to have offered holistic and Urgent Care as well as family counseling at the new birth New Life Center certain journalists in Florida were privy to Malachi and his medical impersonation schemes and actually went to this place to do a sort of Ambush interview with him when confronted by journalist Malachi would say he never claimed to be a doctor even going as far as taping over the m in the MD next to his name by one of the doors instead he says he is an indie or a naturopathic doctor you've got a lot of sites online all claiming that you're a doctor well no they don't claim medical document my medical doctor as I am aware of um they if you could stop recording please I will lie like that love Robinson says he is not an MD as his taped over Clinic sign says that's a mistake he says that he didn't authorize but an ND your naturopathic doctor the State of Florida doesn't officially license naturopathic doctors literally anyone in Florida could call themselves that and it wouldn't be illegal in one famous interview Malachi brags to reporters touting various accomplishments and patient recoveries that he had facilitated I've done a lot of courses in institutions locally and some non-non locally in alternative medicine I've attended many conventions and conferences and I've done many exams the level of fraud Malachi had managed to pull off at this point is honestly impressive but he couldn't escape the medical board and the government forever for quite some time the Florida Department of Health had been investigating Malachi and specifically his internet listings through various tips submitted to their office the department had compiled a mountain of evidence suggesting that Malachi was fraudulently attempting to practice medicine on February 16th of 2016 Malachi was busted in a sting operation after performing a medical exam on an undercover agent the agent visiting Malachi's Clinic complaining of an itchy throat while Malachi would admit to the exam he claimed that no diagnosis were ever issued nor prescriptions given adding again that he was not impersonating a doctor Malachi's arrest would go viral on the internet and the world became fascinated by this 18 year old kid who was impersonating a physician Malachi would later be charged with seven counts of grand theft and forgery after it was discovered that Malachi had allegedly stolen money from one of his patients bank accounts after posting a twenty one thousand dollar bail Malachi sat down for an interview where he would again claim that he never titled himself an MD many types of degrees out there that hold the title as Doctor were whether they are a physicist or an engineer just because someone has a title doctor in front of their name that's not necessarily imply MD but even if Malachi never claimed he was an MD which is not true other evidence started coming to the surface that just painted him and it says straight up fraud regardless and one broadcast it was revealed that an elderly woman was treated by Malachi for severe stomach pain and was charged 3 500 for the meager service and even while out on bail and facing criminal charges Malachi still couldn't stay out of trouble as sometime after posting bail Malachi was arrested in the state of Virginia for lying in an attempt to get a 35 000 loan to purchase a Jaguar reportedly claiming he was a physician and was purchasing vehicles for himself and his grandmother Malachi would be compelled to serve a year in jail in Virginia and was later extradited to Florida to face trial for his fraud charges during his 2018 trial Malachi's Grand grandfather defended the young man saying that Malachi was just trying to help people and made the wrong decisions in doing so he was always trying to help people help somebody he just made some wrong choices in January of 2018 Malachi pled guilty to Grand Theft practicing medicine without a license and other charges he would be sentenced to serve three and a half years in a Maximum Security Prison in Fort Myers Florida while incarcerated Malachi did an interview with Inside Edition where he shed some light on why he did what he did basically he always wanted to be a physician and help people and he still wanted to be a doctor when he got out the [ __ ] good luck with that dude I 100 regret what I've done and the reason being is that because number one I've missed my life up you know a great deal do you still want to be a doctor I do on September 23rd of 2019 Malachi was released from prison after serving 20 months and you think after spending a good deal of time in prison Malachi would you know try to live life on the straight and narrow avoid trouble well at least he doesn't impersonate any more doctors but he does get in [ __ ] trouble in January of 2020 under the name Alex Robinson it was being reported by police that he had gotten a job at the United States of freight a shipping brokerage based in Delray Beach Delray police claimed that Malachi had stolen more than ten thousand dollars from the company by diverting company payments to his own bank account when suspected of stealing Malachi texted his boss and apologized saying that he didn't want to go to jail in December of 2022 Malachi would plead guilty to stealing more than ten thousand dollars from his employer he received a sentence of over two years and four months at the time of me making this video Malachi is now in prison and is 25 years old the same age he claimed to be when he was posing as a physician and what has been a life filled with fraud that's the ongoing story of Malachi love Robinson foreign if you've spent any good time on YouTube there's a higher chance you've likely gone down one of these Stolen Valor rabbit holes you know these videos where like a former serviceman catches some guy in a shoddy military uniform in public and confronts them over essentially faking being in the Army Navy whatever who died with this goddamn tab on their arm there are thousands of videos like this on YouTube but arguably the most popular and most compelling by way of its video footage is the case of Sean Yetman but before we get into yet men let's talk a bit about Stolen Valor itself The Stolen Valor Act passed in 2005 made it a misdemeanor crime to falsely represent oneself as having received any sort of military decoration or medal and if convicted of committing Stolen Valor one can face up to a year in federal prison a revised version of the law in 2013 made it a crime for a person to fraudulently claim to have received a Valor Award with the intention of obtaining money property or other tangible benefit the motivation for ones who want to commit Stolen Valor is pretty obvious they want the respect that comes with being a combat veteran or a military serviceman and they also want the monetary incentives such as military discounts and with mentioning military discounts that brings us to alleged Stolen Valor committer Sean Yetman in 2014 Sean Yetman was caught on video at the Oxford Valley Mall in Pennsylvania masquerading as an Army Ranger the video showcasing this man went viral on YouTube and got over 10 million views the video being filmed by a man named Ryan Burke who is a former Army infantryman in the video Ryan Burke approaches Sean under the ruse of being in awe of his military decorum and wanting his kid to be able to meet the guy Hey sir hey my son lucky me he really admires guys in the army hey buddy I'm Sean suspicious of Sean committing Stolen Valor he almost immediately starts quizzing the guy about the minutia of military decorum and it doesn't go well for Sean but Iowa Union I would Italian Rangers 75th second a burst 75th Ranger red wheel for the second Battalion he starts to ask about questions and details of Sean's role as a soldier his tours and his campaigns Sean had found himself in a public interrogation where'd you get your uh three cibs at at all three you know you need to be in three different campaigns to get three uh three cibs right this one was from Afghanistan okay that's for my rash okay and that was for my second rotation back to Afghanistan you know no matter how many you do you can only get one when explaining his resume Sean was essentially describing a Call of Duty character or some [ __ ] movie hero I'm what's called Attack One all I do is I go out on missions my campaign took me outside of mission lines as the interrogation continues Ryan's demeanor slowly switches from inquisitive to outrage and he starts publicly chastising this alleged Stolen Valor committer he's calling a staff sergeant staff sergeant when he's wearing the rack of a staff sergeant that makes much sense near the end of it you can literally hear Ryan yelling out Stolen Valor in the mall here it is guys Stone Valor at its finest we're in the United States Army uniform why don't you just submit your phony Stone Valor right here Stone Valor after the video was published to YouTube it went viral and thousands of comments started flooding in many commenters agreeing with Ryan on this situation bro this guy is a straight up legit hardcore veteran he fought in the food court Wars under General Sal dude this guy isn't a phony he's stationed at Camp KFC and reports to Colonel Sanders scrolling through these comments I realized this guy might be the most experienced soldier I've ever seen he fought in so many different Wars Brian Burke was concerned that Sean had been using this military attire to solicit military discounts throughout the mall as it was Black Friday at the time after the story went viral on YouTube news reporters got a hold of Sean yetman's contact information and bombarded him with calls over the matter some even went to his house and tried to get a hold of him there at the residence a woman would answer the door and claim that yet men had a military background but it wouldn't provide any additional details yet men's fiancee Adrian Lally said that the blowback from the video had been vicious and Sean had lost his job and had a complete mental breakdown quote the phone calls do not stop and we are now hearing death threats all of this has us concern for our children and their safety she wrote quote he is a good man with a big heart and this backlash has spiraled him into a deep depression Adrian Lally also maintained that Sean didn't receive any sort of military discounts while shopping while the fiance claimed the man had served it's been reported that yeadman's name was never found in any database of Army members who had undergone ranger training at Fort Benning the man hadn't been criminally charged but was facing a lot of harassment and this was Ryan Berg's comment on that that's a shame my intention was to have this guy put on blast so he stops doing it and if it was in fact true that Sean Yetman committed Stolen Valor it wouldn't have even been the first time that he had done something similar to that it was later discovered that in 2003 Sean yedman was arrested while wearing the coat of a Philadelphia police officer that had died in the line of duty Sean was sentenced to three months of probation for that crime it's been several years since the posting date of this alleged Stolen Valor incident and it doesn't appear that the man featured in the video ever faced any sort of criminal prosecution rather it appears his faith is to Forever remain a laughing stock on YouTube fraudulent impersonators and imposters usually come in the form of individuals trying to masquerade as a professional or a sort of esteemed practice such as a doctor a military serviceman or a police officer well there's also a cohort of individuals that fake being disabled to get special treatment and that's what this chapter is all about take for example the case of Rutledge Diaz IV for over a year and a half this 29 year old Louisiana man used babysitting ABS to secure women's Aid in taking care of his 17-year-old brother named Corey who was said to be mentally and physically disabled however Corey wasn't actually a real person and Rutledge would use this Persona to trick medical workers into coming to his house and changing his diapers Rutledge had convinced these women to treat Corey like he was a child and he would invite these women to his house under the premise of them taking care of Corey when he in fact was Corey and was faking being disabled on top of diaper changes Rutledge would also convince these girls to transport him around town in a child's car seat Rutledge pulled this sixth scam on multiple women and his diapers changed many hands in the process but he couldn't role play it as a disabled person forever eventually he got Exposed on November 13th of 2019 Louisiana state police arrested Rutledge Diaz for convincing a series of women to change his diapers after a woman reported suspicions to police investigators say that Rutledge confessed and claimed that he was trying to address his own sexual trauma as a result of his crimes he was hit with four counts of sex trafficking Diaz initially pleaded guilty to the charges but immediately withdrew his plea after finding out the victims and prosecutors were requesting jail time for him rutledge's attorney claimed that she didn't realize prosecutors would push for incarceration the man was facing up to 10 years for the charges as a result of his crimes a judge would sentence Rutledge to serve five years probation where he was also requested to maintain employment undergo internet Addiction Counseling and is banned from using social media he was also compelled to complete 400 hours of community service the women that were deceived into changing the diapers were concerned that probation wasn't enough and that he would reoffend Unfortunately they were correct police discovered that while on probation Rutledge was in contact with the Jefferson Parish woman who he had hired to change his diapers Rutledge sent the woman fifty dollars in advance and told her that he had prior issues and was being cared for by family members because of this he would be arrested in December of 2021 and charged with more human trafficking charges the man later pled guilty and received one year in prison and five years of probation for this infraction which pretty much serves as the end of rutledge's story for the time being but surprisingly enough that's not the only individual that has faked being disabled for diaper changes meet Paul Anthony Menchaca this is the face of a man accused of Faking Down syndrome in an effort to get favors from female medical workers in 2018 Paul Anthony Menchaca 31 years old at the time worked as a school crossing guard this man decided to take advantage of mobile apps like carelinks and care. com using these apps Paul allegedly poses a woman named Amy and using this Amy Persona would hire women to take care of her son Amy being Paul and the son also being Paul using care ABS Paul managed to trick the women to go to his residence where he would act extremely disabled essentially role-playing as if he had Down syndrome one woman claimed that she changed his diaper and helped him bathe over 30 times quote he needed shower and grooming he couldn't use the bathroom himself he couldn't really be alone by himself he acted like a child his whole demeanor was childlike he would act in Tantrums talk like a child act like a child another caregiver is quoted as saying he did ask me a few times to come over and help him shower but I was incredibly uncomfortable with that in addition to diaper changes and bathing care Paul while posing as Amy would tell these caregivers to take him on trips and take him shopping as well posing as Amy Paul would allegedly request that caregivers give special attention to sensitive areas of the body requesting thorough cleanings of his genitals women involved with these cleanings later reported to police that Menchaca would become sexually aroused when they put their hands around his private parts some claim that during cleanings he could be seen smiling and would even clap this diaper-changing abuser would eventually be busted in September of 2018.
Menchaca was exposed after one of his caregivers became suspicious of the Amy Persona and dug into menchaca's background in found he had a different family entirely this would result in the caregiver talking to the family explaining what they were doing for Menchaca the family would explain that their son didn't have Down syndrome and certainly didn't need any sort of diaper changing or bathing assistance soon after discovering this the mortified caregiver would call police in September of 2018 Paul Anthony Menchaca was arrested and charged with three counts of sexual abuse and one count of fraudulent schemes in a hearing Menchaca addressed the court stating the following quote I just want to let you know I am special needs I do have a low IQ level and my mom and dad both have paperwork to prove that and I'm starting to talk to my dad about getting me some help and getting me into a counselor and probably like a rehab center to talk to somebody according to the Maricopa County court records website it appears Paul pled guilty to at least one count of sexual abuse and seems to have also received some probation that's me saying it appears that way though I can't speak with confidence regarding the outcome of his trial whatever the case the reports describing Paul's alleged behavior in this story extremely disturbing stuff The Story begins on September 9th of 2019 when an Albuquerque police officer witnessed a young man in civilian clothing and a police badge on his belt performing a traffic stop near Interstate 40. this peculiar looking would-be law enforcer was 18 year old Brendan wazinski the officer pulls his vehicle over to investigate the suspicious circumstance when questioned by the officer he seemed nervous and claimed to be under equipped and not in uniform Brendan claimed to be on his way to the courthouse when he spotted the person he pulled over going 120 miles an hour Brendan tries his best to convince the real police officer that he's legit but his efforts don't go over well [Applause] I'm under equipped I was just heading over there to the courthouse what's the courthouse [Applause] okay I know it makes no sense I caught him going 120 down I-4 why do you have lights on this vehicle personal I I know do you have an idea with you at all no I keep like my uniform what's your name the officer who discovered Brandon called the supervisor over the matter who recommended he put Brendan in the back of his squad car you mind if I call my wife or tomorrow I'm not coming home tonight [Applause] lean back a little bit please help my wife Brendan was arrested and taken back to the police station where he was questioned when asked about the flashing lights on his vehicle he said that he installed them himself and acknowledged the police radio inside of his car Brendan then claimed that his badge was from his father who had died in the line of duty while working as a policeman internal investigation revealed that only eight officers had been killed at that department in the line of duty and his father was not one of them Brendan wazinski was charged with impersonating a police officer body cam footage showcasing his detainment went viral on social media and hilarity ensued update Brendan was dropped of all charges after impersonating the judge in his own trial it's insane how disturbing this actually is he has future serial killer written all over him when his parents told him he could be anything he wanted he took it literally imagine if a fake cop was arrested by another fake cop in the months following the arrest and charges Brendan's family said that he had gotten a massive amount of death threats and had lost jobs over the matter quote not being able to support his family is rough he has a four-month-old little girl it adds to his depression attorneys from the public defender's office said that Brendan had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder it suggested that these ailments played a hand in his decision to pretend to be a deputy they even requested mental health court when a psychologist and clinician both recommended him for it but the district attorney denied the request quote he chose to make the decision he made that evening by his own admission he even knew what he was doing was wrong on March 16th of 2020 Brendan showed up to court to plead no contest for impersonating a peace officer the judge sentenced him to a year on probation and ruled that he can't carry any Firearms deadly weapons or handcuffs and ordered an evaluation for counseling in July of 2020 Brendan would violate his probation after failing to attend a probation meeting his probation officer says quote at this point your honor I am asking that the defendant be sanctioned and custody for 10 days and his probation be reinstated with zero tolerance for further violations these violations were not getting a psych exam providing a false address and missing a scheduled meeting after this summer of 2020 violation Brendan has remained out of trouble we'll have to wait and see if this peculiar young man ever reoffends foreign you might imagine that Landing a job where one communicates government messages to Citizens would require a bit of vetting before hiring but in all reality there have been multiple instances of ASL fraud and today we're going to be talking about one of the most bizarre as of 2017 the year that this story took place there were 13 states that required sign language interpreters to hold state licenses Florida was not one of them on November 28th of 2017 the Seminole County Florida police held a news conference announcing the arrest of a Seminole Heights murder suspect during the televised broadcast with news crews present police chief Dugan spoke to the public about the capture of an alleged serial killer the press conference featured many family members of those affected by the Killer's actions one of these family members in attendance was actually deaf and new sign language so as this press conference is is going on in the ASL interpreter is signing away this deaf family member finds that the sign language interpreter is just putting out complete gibberish seminal government agencies also started getting phone calls from concerned citizens with complaints that the ASL interpreter was signing unintelligible nonsense the goal of this police press conference intended to ease the minds of the Seminole Heights residents you know they had captured a serial killer but in all honesty it just created more bewilderment and opened up a new can of worms what the [ __ ] was going on with this sign language interpreter well the signer in question was a woman named Darlin Roberts according to reports Darlin showed up at the police press conference and posed As an interpreter Tampa Police spokesman Steve Hagerty told reporters that he didn't ask enough questions about the woman's ability quote from what I understand she knows enough about sign language that she was able to fake it Hagerty also said that Roberts appeared to know what she was doing the usual procedure for hiring an interpreter in Tampa is that the city relies on prepaid contractors to acquire them police simply assumed that Durland was hired by one of these contractors in letter in footage from the events showed Durland signing away before anyone had even spoken according to experts this is what some of the signing that Durland communicated translated into 51 hours ago 0 12 22 murder 3 minutes and 14 weeks ago an old murderer 45 55 000 plea 10 arrest murder Bush 3 age 24. yeah that was an actual segment communicated by Derlin signing during this press conference she's a total expert right here's some of the highlights of Roberts's performance I just want to think it's getting any better we're doing the preliminary mic checks good evening as you recall on October 9th Benjamin Mitchell was 23 years old and he was murdered that was 51 days ago yeah about 2 30 this afternoon we received some information about MrDonaldson having a firearm at the McDonald's these folks deserve the credit I mean obviously they were very concerned uh spotting a gun I don't know how much they knew about it this was actually a Serial murderer or if they were just concerned about the gun but what do you have to say about that we got that no tip is too small and somebody stepped forward the internet would quickly discover this bizarre video and after learning of the circumstances would go to comment sections to share their opinions on the matter that fake sign language lady is going straight to hell this is so funny LOL can't stop laughing had I known that sign language is going to be this easy I would have done the same myself the absolute audacity to stand there and pretend to do sign language on TV LOL maybe we should just use subtitles at least her sign for murdering is the same all the way through La Mao she just throwing her hands up in the air and literally waving like she don't care the audacity and that fool looked so confident standing front and center while this footage is definitely comical in many ways the whole premise of this is quite disturbing to think that someone could be deranged enough to not only fake sign language all right but want to in the first place and the fact that they were able to do it for a government agency not to mention that one of the victims of the serial killer was death and in the audience at the time like they're just when it rains it pours I guess Jesus Christ a police spokesman later told reporters that Darlin Roberts wouldn't be facing any criminal charges over the matter their justification for not wanting to press charges being that they didn't do the proper research in vetting This Woman's credentials and didn't think that they would be able to prosecute her with that in mind the spokesman's quoted as saying I don't know if she was just trying to be helpful and just didn't do a good job I don't know if she was trying to put something over on somebody I have no idea news reports attempted to get into contact with Roberts and even went to her home but never got an answer while what she did was a major ethical violation it technically wasn't Criminal that being said though a look into this woman's history indicates a streak of fraud in fact doing a bit of browsing through Durland Robert's criminal history one can find a yearbook of mug shots with an arrest history spanning back over 24 years from charges ranging from aggravated battery to burglary to false imprisonment Grand Theft fraud witness tampering petite theft writing bad checks and more one of durland's most notorious fraud charges stems from a time where she scammed a school for the disabled according to reports back in 2004 Darlin ran the sago palm education Academy a private school for children with special needs while in this management position Roberts misappropriated a fortune in education funds from the Florida McKay Scholarship fund and used that money for her own personal benefit in a scheme that stretched from 2004 to 2009.
