SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, DC 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 13G
            INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


                                MIM Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                   Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share
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                        (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   553044108
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                                (CUSIP Number)

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  CUSIP No. 553044108                   13G                Page 2 of 4 Pages
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 1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
      S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
                
      Richard H. Friedman

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 2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP           (a) [_]
                                                                 (b) [_] 
                                                                        
                                                 
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 3    SEC USE ONLY
  
 

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 4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
      
      U. S. A. 

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                     5    SOLE VOTING POWER
                         
     NUMBER OF                                                       1,500,000
 
      SHARES       -----------------------------------------------------------
                     6    SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY        
                                                                             0
     OWNED BY
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       EACH          7    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
                          
    REPORTING                                                        1,500,000
 
      PERSON       -----------------------------------------------------------
                     8    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
       WITH            
                                                                             0
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 9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
  
                                                                     1,500,000

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10    CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES 
      CERTAIN SHARES*               
                                                                       [  ]
 
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11    PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
      
                                                                          12.5%

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12    TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
   
                                                                            IN

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Item 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

            MIM Corporation
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Item 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

            1 Blue Hill Plaza, 15th Floor, P.O. Box 1670, Pearl River, New York
            10965-8670
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Item 2(a).  Name of Person Filing:

            Richard H. Friedman
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Item 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

            MIM Corporation, at the address shown in Item 1(b) above
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Item 2(c).  Citizenship:

            U.S.A.
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Item 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

            Common Stock, $.0001 par value per share
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Item 2(e).  CUSIP Number:
 
            553044108
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Item 3.     N/A

Item 4.     Ownership.

     If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year covered by
the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2),
if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following information as of
that date and identify those shares which there is a right to acquire.

     (a)    Amount beneficially owned:

            1,500,000 shares -- right to acquire
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     (b)    Percent of class:

            12.5 %
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     (c)    Number of shares as to which such person has:

     (i)    Sole power to vote or to direct the vote                1,500,000
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     (ii)   Shared power to vote or to direct the vote                      0
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     (iii)  Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of   1,500,000
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     (iv)   Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of         0
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Item 5.    Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

           Not Applicable

Item 6.    Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

           Not Applicable

Item 7.    Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
           the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

           Not Applicable

Item 8.    Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

           Not Applicable

Item 9.    Notice of Dissolution of Group.

           Not Applicable

Item 10.   Certification.

           Not Applicable

                                   SIGNATURE

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.


                                                February 10, 1997       
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                                                      (Date)            
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                          /s/ Richard H. Friedman       
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                                                   (Signature)          
                                                                        
                                                                        
                                               Richard H. Friedman      
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                                                   (Name/Title)