Vishal J. Patel
Guess this guy is not in the motel business.
Posted on 12/03/2018 3:26:36 PM PST by csvset
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A man pleaded guilty Monday to posing as a doctor at a free clinic in Newport News.
He saw nearly two dozen patients at the clinic.
Court documents said 31-year-old Vishal Patel used the personal information of licensed physicians to pose as a doctor in online employment applications to medical staffing companies.
Patel falsely claimed to be licensed to practice medicine in Virginia. To support this claim, court documents said Patel created and submitted false diplomas and certificates concerning his education, training, certifications, and licenses in which he included registration and licensing numbers belonging to various licensed physicians.
To get other information, Patel posed as the physicians when contacting agencies like the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Patel told agencies to alter the physicians’ licensing records so that they appeared to be associated with Patel. He then said to mail him copies of the altered records.
Through the scheme, officials said Patel fraudulently induced various medical staffing companies to employ him as an independent contractor.
Patel obtained employment through at least one company at a free clinic in Newport News, where he saw nearly two dozen patients before he was fired because the clinic couldn’t verify his credentials.
Patel pleaded guilty to furnishing false information in a DEA record and aggravated identity theft on Monday.
Vishal J. Patel
Guess this guy is not in the motel business.
“Patel obtained employment through at least one company at a free clinic in Newport News, where he saw nearly two dozen patients...”
You get what you pay for.
You would think the DEA would be more suspicious of random individuals calling them on the phone. He must be quite a skilled con man.
Did he handle the gynecological and mammogram patients?
I think that guy tried to fix my lawn mower.
As corrupt as the DEA is, this doesn’t even register.
A shame. He has brains that could’ve been put to legit purposes and earned a good living.
He could be a pervert, probably after drugs, who knows. I wonder if he’s a US citizen.
Yeah I’d trust this guy.
I’ll stay with my regular doctor.
Sye, why don’t yer go to the ‘orsespittel, where all the Doctors is at?
Ye see, Ma’am, this part o’ the buildin’ is closed on account o’ repairs;
Us fellers is only the pynters, a-pyntin’ the ‘alls and the stairs.”
He could be a pervert. He could be a drug addict. Or he could be be a scammer who sees the United States, hamstrung by political correctness, as a place that is increasingly willing to give minorities high-paying jobs without asking any questions or verifying any credentials.
And just by clicking the "BE A DOCTOR!" box, we'll send you a free lab coat and stethoscope..!!
Forgot the ping.
This episode came to mind but the impersonating doctor was trying to do good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFfOc0_6KXI
One of my favorite episodes of Streets Of SF.
“Doctor, There’s a rash on the top of my foot that won’t go away”, the woman said.
‘Doc’ Patel. [indian accent] “You must first take off your shirt and bra so I can see if it has spread...”
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