Con Artist Heads To Prison

CREATED Jun. 28, 2012

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  CLAYTON,  Mo.   (AP)  - A man who misrepresented himself as a successful lawyer,  millionaire entrepreneur and candidate for Missouri lieutenant governor has been sentenced to four months behind bars.  31 year old Dustin Mitchell pleaded guilty to a theft charge relating to a $1,000 retainer fee he accepted in January while pretending to be a lawyer.