Case File #001 · Subject: The Host
The con man who confessed.
Matthew Cox ran one of the most audacious mortgage-fraud schemes in American history, did his time in federal prison, and came out a storyteller. Now he interviews the people on the other side of the crime — with the credibility of someone who has been there.
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The Record
Prison to Podcast
The short version of a long story. Full details in his books.
The Setup
A mortgage broker with a talent for paperwork
Matthew Cox worked the mortgage industry in Florida — and learned exactly where its seams were.
The Scheme
One of the boldest mortgage-fraud runs in U.S. history
Using synthetic identities and fabricated documents, Cox defrauded banks out of millions before going on the run.
The Fall
On the run, then caught
A nationwide manhunt ended in arrest and a federal prison sentence.
The Inside
Years in federal prison
Behind the walls, Cox met the storytellers, schemers, and criminals whose accounts would later fill a podcast.
The Author
Turning the story into books
Cox began writing — memoir and true crime — publishing multiple titles about fraud, prison, and the people he met.
The Mic
Inside True Crime is born
The podcast puts Cox across the table from fraudsters and criminals for first-hand interviews few others can get.
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