Foundation Media Partners Developing Scripted, Unscripted Limited Series On Most-Wanted Mortgage Fraud Con Man Matthew Cox
13.02.2024 - 23:35
/ deadline.com
EXCLUSIVE: Foundation Media Partners has secured the exclusive life and book rights of the FBI, Secret Service, and U.S. Marshals’ most-wanted con man Matthew Cox. The company will immediately begin developing both scripted and non-scripted limited series around Cox’s life and infamous exploits, as a mortgage fraudster who stole more than $50 million, beginning in the early 2000s.
Formerly a licensed mortgage broker and brokerage business owner, as well as an admitted scammer, fraudster, and con man, Cox’s criminal case received national media attention after he used forgeries, combined with stolen and synthetic identities, to bilk America’s largest banks out of an estimated $55 million. Despite numerous encounters with bank security, state and federal authorities, Cox narrowly evaded capture for nearly a decade. Eventually, he topped the Secret Service’s most wanted list, and led the U.S. Marshals, FBI, and the Secret Service on a three-year chase, while jet-setting around the world and continuing to commit fraud.
While he faced 42 counts of fraud, among other felony charges, when eventually caught, and a maximum sentence of more than 400 years in prison, he was able to get his sentence down to a max of 54 years and a $2 million fine, ultimately securing his release in July 2019.
Heat around Cox greatly intensified following an appearance last month on the hugely popular Lex Fridman Podcast, which saw him take Fridman and his listeners through an epic, unfiltered six-hour interview – the longest Fridman has ever done on the podcast. He now works as a true-crime writer and podcaster, and in addition to making the scripted and unscripted TV series on his life, Foundation Media plans on securing a major publisher for