Fake Doctor Tricks Staffing Firms into Giving Him Assignments

Vishal Patel, 30, of Glen Allen, Va., posed as a doctor using fraudulent information to land assignments through medical companies. One of those assignments was to work as an independent contractor physician for a free clinic in Newport News, VA., where he saw nearly two dozen patients before he was terminated. Arrested on charges of fraud, false statements and identify theft, Patel falsely claimed to be a licensed doctor in online applications and created false diplomas and certificates. He faces up to 20 years in prison

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