(This is the combined 4 part Matthew Cox interview w/no interruptions). For those of you who don’t know Matthew Cox; he was Number One on the Secret Services most wanted list for stealing $11,500,000 dollars and committing $55,000,000 in mortgage fraud all while on federal probation, all while he was on the run, all while he was committing more fraud. Ultimately Matt was captured and sentenced to 26 years in prison. In July 2019 he was released from prison after 12.5 years. While in prison he began collecting and writing the true crime stories that he had the privilege of hearing… So now Matt writes books, has rediscovered his passion for art, and… He’s smart, articulate, and may just have discovered the secrets to finding peace of mind…
(This is the combined 4 part Matthew Cox interview w/no interruptions).
For those of you who don’t know Matthew Cox; he was Number One on the Secret Services most wanted list for stealing $11,500,000 dollars and committing $55,000,000 in mortgage fraud all while on federal probation, all while he was on the run, all while he was committing more fraud. Ultimately Matt was captured and sentenced to 26 years in prison. In July 2019 he was released from prison after 12.5 years. While in prison he began collecting and writing the true crime stories that he had the privilege of hearing… So now Matt writes books, has rediscovered his passion for art, and… He’s smart, articulate, and may just have discovered the secrets to finding peace of mind…
Show notes:
To get caught up on Matthew Cox’s shenanigans read the awesome summary of his story here: https://insidetruecrime.com/true-crime-stories/
His autobiography - incredible adventure of fraud that I refer to “Shark in the Housing Pool: On the Run with the Secret Service’s Most Wanted” is here: https://www.amazon.com/Shark-Housing-Pool-Matthew-Cox/dp/B0851KBYCF/ref=sr\_1\_2?keywords=shark+in+the+housing+pool&qid=1582751284&sr=8-2
Highlights of the notes from the interview:
Matthew Cox is set free: Matthew Cox was #1 on the Secret Service’s most wanted list and he did his prison time. In part #1 we get introduced to Matt, just how funny he is, and just how f’ing hard it may be to go from prison, to a halfway house, to a new life on the outside…
"Nobody was making a killing as an artist!”: I dig in; you were in art school, what was it like before you were a criminal? I ask a little more… Fraud is an escalating addiction wouldn’t you agree? And we get a sense of what pulled him to crime, his character, and his pending shift in perspective…
"Con man?!?! They don’t know me!" ..."Mother F*cker you’re on the run!: “What type of person are you before the fraud?” He’s not super stoked about his answer. When I start asking about his shift in prison; “when is the change?” “The before and after?” “The change in your awareness?” It takes some pressing, but I am humbled by his answers. “What do you have to do to stay clean from fraud?” The bread crumbs to his current happiness…
The Ex Con’s Guide To Finding Peace: One of my (Mischa’s) favorite sayings for a good life and to keep from reverting back to "old behaviors" is “Trust in god, clean house, and work with others.” Which translated is: put your faith in something greater than yourself, clean up your messes in life, and how can you pass it on and be of service to others. Matthew Cox does exactly that but in his own words and on his own terms. There is a lot to be learned from Matt Cox…
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