A notorious St. Louis con artist is heading to federal prison.Malcolm Couch, dogged for years by reporters and victims alike, was sentenced to two years and ten months for identity theft.
The 62-year-old ex-con pleaded guilty in November to collecting bogus disability payments, but he's better known for long-running accusations of real estate schemes.
Former KMOV investigative ace Craig Cheatham tracked Couch for nearly a decade through a maze of allegations and court cases, finding numerous people along the way who claimed Couch had fleeced them out of thousands of dollars for apartments that never came through and services never performed.
Couch denied cheating his accusers and brazenly dropped by KMOV for a memorable sit-down with Cheatham in 2014.
"I don't have a damn thing to hide," he insisted.…