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Monday 17 August 2015

New York man pretended to be doctor, prescribed medication

A 43-year-old former flight attendant was arrested Friday on charges he pretended to be a medical doctor and psychologist, allegedly treating more than 100 patients from his basement apartment for the past 3 years.

Donald Lee-Edwards, of New York, never graduated medical school or earned a doctoral degree to be licensed for either profession, Acting Richmond County District Attorney Daniel Master said. But he prescribed patients medications and took blood and urine samples, investigators said.

"He merely bestowed upon himself the professional titles of clinical psychologist and medical doctor," Master said. "He is neither trained nor licensed to provide any mental health or medical services."

Prosecutors said Lee-Edwards had been seeing patients since 2013, billing himself as having worked "extensively with family members and victims of 9/11," although it was unclear if he actually did.
Lee-Edwards' attorney Matthew Blum said there is no evidence he ever harmed anyone.

"They're alleging he was some sort of doctor who was operating on people," Blum said. "They're turning this guy into a monster. He was really just trying to help some people in his community."
Investigators said Lee-Edwards came to the attention of law enforcement after a patient became suspicious of his unorthodox bedside manner, talking about other patients, bragging he graduated high school at age 13 and saying he attended law school.


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18 comments:

  1. He's crazy...so many fake ppl everywhere



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  2. My opinion: If he never harmed anyone.. They should let him off with a warning to stop.

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  3. he wanted to help, but he isnt doing it it right!

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  4. The hustle is real men.

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  5. Proper investigation should be done to know if he has harmed anybody.
    They're everywhere in nigeria, most pharmacists(chemists) that prescribe drugs and sell drugs didn't even go to school at all.

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  6. Lol...Patient autonomy is sacred in the US, he should have known that instead of talking about other patients.
    Anyways this should make US look into their healthcare system, last I checked, if you are not bleeding from a major artery or if you are not white with blond hair, you are less likely to receive a standard patient oriented medical care, that was why this guy evn had any patients to start with.

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  7. All the best to them as dey resolve their issues. Linda take note!

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  8. All the best to them as dey resolve their issues. Linda take note!

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  9. All the best to them as dey resolve their issues. Linda take note!

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  10. This kind people plenty for Nigeria.

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  11. Loool...na dat gossiping and law school cast am...
    Them for no catch am..

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  12. May Allah continue to bless you my President. Please do not forget to look into the issue of Petroleum Technology Development Fund(PTDF). There are a lot of scholarship racketeering going on there. They are kingpins running that agency, who award scholarships to their friends, family and kindred. The scholarships are also being sold to the public. This is not what it was meant to be. Thank you Mr President.

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