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Real Medicine For Fake Doctor

Health News Florida | By Health News Florida

Published March 7, 2013 at 11:13 AM EST

Samuel Atkinson enjoyed playing the role of a rich Tampa doctor, collecting expensive cars and women who adored him. It was all a ruse, which landed him in jail, as News Channel 8 reports.

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