“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… and more. Episode 3 and 4 still affect me.
“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… and more. Episode 3 and 4 still affect me.
Show notes:
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. Matthew Cox was profiled on American Greed, Dateline, etc. 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…
To get caught up 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
Some of the highlights from my notes on part 3
Switch Back to art school :)… He’s got it in head that he wants to make money…Up until the point of fraud… what are you like… Didn’t have close friends, very selfish, arrogant and completely unaware of it… I was still a kid. Look back and seeing his behavior, extremely judgmental, not until he went to prison… How delusional and detached from reality was I? Bitch slap moment… Gov is not going to reduce your time, there is no fixing it. Up until that point he was still in the complaining mode… “Did I get to much time…?” Whoever told me likes not fair did me an extreme dis-justice. I started thinking to myself it could be worse… His first thoughts when realizes he’s close to getting out… Is there enough time for him to finish these stories (while in prison). He does believe in god, it makes him feel good life will go on, the point is. The things we do will help us on our path. You don’t know what gods plan is.
What do you do to have to stay clean from fraud? A slow burn of staying free of the bondage of self… Their were multiple guys, in their 70’s, after 40 years in prison, always happy, helping people out, they have a great attitude… Thats what I want. You can feel that negative energy on people and I used to think that thought was stupid… He tells you how he gets to be of service… (writing the stories, pay them the money)… He’s trying! The breadcrumbs… Danny says ok you can come on.. the rest is viewer history :).
See his other books and projects in the works (heck even submit him a story): https://insidetruecrime.com/true-crime-stories/
See him on Youtube - Inside True Crime: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3_qYh4foNgVXI7NzcuxlCA
See his art here - Cox Pop Art: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCATY5XupLF28qcQ3mDN_eGg
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