Prisoner Accused of Running Identity Theft Scheme Behind Bars

by Mike Bevel, CollectionIndustry.com

I guess once you’ve read all the books in the prison library and you’re done with the day time talk shows – you’d probably turn to elaborate identity theft schemes if you were a prisoner doing time for a previous bout of identity theft. That, or turn to tattoo design. Still, it’s probably best to go with what you know.

33-year-old Lonny Bristow allegedly used a prison phone to pose as a Holiday Inn executive, telling desk clerks that police needed their help to nab an escaped prisoner who had checked in. With that as his “in” – he would con the front desk clerk out of guests’ names and credit card numbers.

A grand jury has indicted Bristow on 28 charges, including theft and fraud.

Bristow is serving a 13-year sentence at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville. He was previously convicted of stealing a suburban Columbus man's credit cards and running up $14,000 in charges.

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