Assumed Identity
It was most interesting to read your Sept. 10 article on Robert Eugene Sullivan and the man who assumed his identity. I was also a victim of Willie Clifton Wright, the con man who tainted Sullivan’s credit rating. During the mid- to late-1980s I received numerous phone calls from creditors and bill collectors, threatening me with legal action and worse if I didn’t pay any number of outstanding bills. Well, I may have some faults but bad credit isn’t among them; I just had the misfortune to bear a name which was very similar to the poor teacher who was victimized by this con man for 10 years. When I finally threatened the harassing creditors with legal action of my own if they didn’t leave me alone, the phone calls finally ceased.
It’s nice to know that Sullivan’s credit has been restored and that Wright has been arrested.
ROB SULLIVAN
Los Angeles
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