There is a case here in Atlanta about a Mr. Eric Perteet, a man who told his wife that he was a doctor at Piedmont Hospital, but as it was discovered later, he was not a doctor and he basically lied about his entire life. After deserting his first wife and child in chicago, he moved to Atlanta and met Tammi Perteet, telling her he’d relocated to the area to start over after his parents and two sons were killed in a 2005 car crash in Arizona. Perteet also said he’d left behind a career in medicine at the University of Chicago Medical Center and was working as a senior engineer at Georgia Power.

Tammi Perteet later learned that none of his story was true. Perteet’s parents are believed to be living in Chicago. He never worked as a doctor at the University of Chicago Medical Center. A spokeswoman says he never was employed at Georgia Power.

Now my thing is… how did this woman NOT know that her husband was not a real doctor? I saw a news segment on this story where she was very tearful and I felt sorry for her but I don’t understand how he could have gotten away with that for so long because:
1. She was dropping him off at the hospital everyday. If my husband is a doctor, why can’t he afford his own car?
2. Did it not occur to her that he wasn’t bring home a doctor’s salary? Apparently not only was he not a doctor, but he didn’t even work at the hospital period so didn’t she notice there wasn’t a paycheck coming in?

But then again, I suppose it’s easy for me to say that because I’m not in her shoes. I do feel bad for her though.. but still it’s hard to believe she didn’t know something was suspicious.

For more info on the story:
http://www.wsbtv.com/news/16571717/detail.html

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/16427262/detail.html