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| http://www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071222/LOCAL03/712220325/1002/LOCAL click link for the rest of the story Published: December 22, 2007 6:00 a.m. ‘Surgeon' cooks up storied past to con women, feds say By Rebecca S. GreenThe Journal Gazette
Martin’s résumé
According to court documents, Douglas Martin claimed the following in the résumé submitted to the Fort Wayne VA Medical Center (all spellings are Martin’s): • Trauma surgeon in Albuquerque • Vascular surgeon at the Mayo Clinic • Flight surgeon for the Tomcat wing of the U.S. Navy Medical Corp. • Served in Vietnam for 18 months as a surgeon • Has a master’s degree in public health from the University of Massachusetts • Graduate from medical school at “John” Hopkins University • Was awarded the following military honors – Navy Cross (in lieu of the Medal of Honor), Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross • Is an Army basic parachutist Source: Federal court documents
Online Romeo admits to fraud By Rebecca S. Green The Journal Gazette An Albuquerque, N.M., man accused of concocting an elaborate identity as a decorated veteran and gifted trauma surgeon to con a Fort Wayne woman has admitted to being a fraud. In December, a federal grand jury indicted Douglas Martin, 58, on one count of making false statements and a second count of wire fraud. Martin pleaded guilty to the charges this week and will be sentenced in April. He faces up to 25 years in prison and more than $250,000 in fines. The identity Martin created for himself, to steal money from a Fort Wayne woman he met through an online dating service, was impressive, at least on paper: multidisciplinary surgeon, military veteran decorated with such honors as the Navy Cross and the Legion of Merit, and graduate of the University of London.... rgreen@jg.net
Published: November 4, 2008 6:00 a.m.
Lying Romeo gets year in prisonRebecca S. GreenThe Journal GazetteAn admitted con man from Albuquerque, N.M., had nothing to say for himself Monday morning when he was sentenced in a federal courtroom. Douglas Martin, 59, pleaded guilty in February to charges of making false statements and wire fraud. He faced up to 25 years in prison and more than $200,000 in fines, but under federal guidelines, Martin was sentenced to 12 months in prison.... |