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A Manhattan doctor who vanished in a mysterious midnight boating accident has been branded a ‘liar’ who set up fraudulent finance scheme from the time he was in university by an ex-girlfriend.
Marvin Moy, 51, is one of several doctors arrested in January for his suspected involvement in the $100m health insurance fraud, in which they pressured car accident victims to seek medical treatment at their facilities.
The father-of-one was reported missing in the early hours of October 13 after heading out with a friend for a fishing trip on his boat the Sure Shot – a week before he was due in court.
Previously friends have said they were shocked by his apparent death, and hope that he is ‘shipwrecked on a small rock’ after he vanished without a trace from the boat.
Marvin Moy, a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor practicing out of Hempstead, New York, was reported missing in the early hours of October 13 just hours after he set off on a late night fishing trip aboard his boat, the Sure Shot
Moy, meanwhile, was nowhere to be found, with searches taking place for more than 30 hours and covering 4,830 nautical miles to try to find the missing man
But a former girlfriend told DailyMail.com that she was ‘not surprised at all’ to hear about the allegations Moy faced – claiming that he had previously stolen thousands of dollars from his grandmother.
Moy, who attended NYU, pretended to his family that he was attending classes in order to get into medical school but was actually out boating.
The avid fisherman requested a refund from the exclusive school within days of his grandparents paying his tuition and used the funds to purchase items from his boat.
Moy, a physician and rehabilitation doctor who practiced out of Hempstead, New York, was on the boat with a passenger who was recovered by the Coast Guard.
Rescuers reported coming across an oil slick and debris at the scene of the accident roughly 25 miles off the coast of Fire Island.
Moy disappeared on October 13, just hours after he set off on a late night fishing trip aboard his boat, the Sure Shot (pictured)
Moy, meanwhile, was nowhere to be found, with searches taking place for more than 30 hours and covering 4,830 nautical miles to try to find the missing man.
The former partner, who wished to remain anonymous, told DailyMail.com: ‘When I found out that he was working as a doctor who took payments, I thought there would be something in it for him.
‘I joked to him that I thought he wanted to be a cancer doctor because of what happened to his mother, rather than stealing money from patients, but I always knew he was a liar, so I’m not surprised.
‘He always liked boats, when we were together, he had a tiny motorboat and worked at a boating retail store.
‘He used to steal items, usually a Garmin GPS device, and give it to friends to return it to other stores to get store credit or a refund and then he would spend the money himself on boating equipment.
Dr. Marvin Moy (far right) is shown with friend Wallace Ryland (next to him in matching shirt) and others during a reunion at Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Virginia in 2021
A former girlfriend told DailyMail.com Moy, a physical medicine and rehabilitation doctor, had previously stolen thousands from his grandmother
‘I was aware of it, and he told me that he thought it was funny. I just didn’t know that people really did things like that.
‘There was a summer of college that we lived together, his grandparents owned the building that the family lived in, and they paid for everything he wanted.
‘They paid thousands for him to go to classes to help him get into medical school, but he requested a refund after he enrolled and dropped out.
‘He only got part of the money back, but he would pretend to go to school every day, so his family didn’t find out.
‘I know that he used the money for boating and fishing things. At the time he also owed me money, he would ask me to pay on credit and say that he would pay me back.
‘But he would only give it back when i threatened to tell his grandmother, who spoke little English, that he was stealing from her.’
The couple broke up shortly after graduating, but kept in contact over the years, with Moy telling his ex that he was ‘unhappy’ in his marriage – adding that his family had ‘found’ him someone.
Moy is also accused of lying to other women through college, telling them that he was a medical student before he even enrolled in his course.
Dr. Marvin Moy (far left) is shown with friends in an old photo. The caption jokes: ‘Some guys caught fish while others caught…. well…. something else- with Marvin Moy M.D.’
Colleagues of the doctor shared memories of him online, with one paying tribute to his ‘brilliant mind’
His former partner added: ‘He lied to this other girl that he was already in medical school. He thought it was funny and would put a backpack on and say he was going to class.
‘Marvin has been doing these things for years, so I’m not surprised by any of these accusations.
‘His family were very wealthy, they paid for everything, and his grandparents were very well connected with ambassadors.
‘He is very shady, has always been obsessed with boating, but it is very strange to go out at midnight on a fishing trip.
‘The fact that his family have access to money, and he may well have had access to people who could have helped him escape from the boat.
‘It is something out of a TV show, but you don’t know exactly who he knows internationally – he could well have afforded to have someone on a boat waiting for him.
‘He has always been very smart, working different angles, and had no problem lying to people so I was not shocked to hear about his court case or him vanishing.
Moy poses with a mako shark after one of his fishing trips along the New York coastline
‘There is no way of knowing, but he could easily have had the cash hidden to access the things you would need to vanish.’
Moy was one of several doctors arrested in January for his suspected involvement in two fraudulent schemes operated by gangsters Alexander ‘Little Alex’ Gulkarov and Bradley Pierre.
The criminal enterprises connected car accident victims with doctors such as Moy who would perform unneeded medical procedures.
This would then allow the gangs to overbill insurance companies and make off with $100million in profits over 13 years.
Moy’s role in the scam saw him ‘conduct unnecessary and painful electrodiagnostic testing’ on a slew of car accident patients who did not need to undergo the procedure, the indictment alleged.
The doctor was supposed to attend a court hearing on October 19 – less than a week after he disappeared without trace on the open water.
At the hearing, Moy’s attorney told the judge that a legal representative from the Coast Guard said the doctor cannot be considered dead until the investigation into his disappearance ends.
They said: ‘The representative indicated that he would keep us apprised of any developments and that, ultimately, a report would be issued and that we would be provided such a report.’
At the time of the search and rescue operation, the Coast Guard sent out a number of tweets
Moy, who divorced from his wife two years ago, had battled pancreatic cancer and was diabetic according to friends.
A Coast Guard spokesman said: ‘The incident was reported just after midnight on the morning of October 13 of an alleged collision involving Mr. Moy and one other person with a large vessel.
‘The other person was recovered while Marvin remained missing. We conducted boat and helicopter searches for over 30 hours covering 4,830 nautical miles, finding only the Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon that he was allegedly holding when he was last seen.
‘The search was then suspended on October 14 pending any further info and Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound is currently conducting an investigation into the incident.
‘The incident took place roughly 25 nautical miles South of Fire Island, New York. Although the active search has been suspended, Coast Guard units will continue to monitor the area for significant sightings and additional information.’
Moy was charged with healthcare fraud conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy, and was facing a maximum potential prison sentence of 30 years for his role in Pierre’s scheme.
In January, US Attorney Damian Williams described the operation as ‘one of the largest insurance frauds in history’ and outlined the methods used by the conspirators to make their fortune.
He said: ‘The defendants charged are alleged to have collectively perpetrated one of the largest no-fault insurance frauds in history.
‘In carrying out their massive scheme, among other methods, they allegedly bribed 911 operators, hospital employees, and others for confidential motor vehicle accident victim information.
‘With this information, they then endangered victims by subjecting them to unnecessary and often painful medical procedures, in order to fraudulently overbill insurance companies.’
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