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My name is Matthew B. Cox and I’m a con man. I completed a lengthy prison sentence for a variety of bank fraud related charges, and I’m 100 percent guilty of them all. I heard an outrageous amount of stories. Some intrigued me and some didn’t. I tend to focus on the more unique, clever, and bizarre true crime stories.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Matthew Cox turns first-person crime stories into detailed examinations of schemes, investigations, prison, and the decisions connecting them.
Matthew Cox lets guests carry long stretches of their stories, then presses on the mechanics: how fraud is organized, how people evade capture, and how decisions lead to warrants, trials, and prison.
A magazine seller with a fake ID knocks on a cop's door; you get the story firsthand.
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A practical look at gambling-machine controls, contracts, and liens.
This episode stays on the practical side of gambling machines and the business rules that surround them. It moves through control switches, payout settings, contracts, and liens, and it treats the old handshake way of doing business as something that stops mattering once the…
A blunt custody and parole story that lingers on jail, Santa Rita, and the fallout of attention.
This episode stays close to the blunt mechanics of arrest, jail, a quick transfer to Santa Rita, parole, and the daily pressure of staying ahead of reporting obligations.
A plainspoken account of door-to-door work, warrants, and the pressure of closed management.
Charlie Hartman moves through a string of practical problems: a fake ID, a magazine crew, warrants in Florida and Virginia, a border crossing, and the choice to keep working after money ran low.
A stubborn fugitive hunt told as a practical, unsentimental chase.
The episode tracks John and Julianne Dimitri after a long stretch on the run, with the FBI still sorting tips and chasing down reported sightings.
A rumor gets tested against dates, cities, and the claim that the pattern proves something.
It tracks a rumor about Garth Brooks against the calendar, asking what remains when tour dates are lined up with disappearances and murders. The discussion works best when it keeps pulling the claim back to what can actually be shown, especially in the city-by-city pattern…
A blunt look at scam mechanics, police skepticism, and the labor behind the lie.
The episode moves from an unclaimed permanent life insurance policy into the mechanics of the scam itself. Its strongest stretch is the back and forth on how it works: people opening and cycling Cash App and PayPal accounts, moving money fast, and using letters plus a lawyer…
A blunt look at how setups and sentencing can turn a bad case into decades.
The episode keeps wrongful conviction at the center, but it also traces the machinery around it. A man says he is innocent, goes to trial, and still gets 45 years in prison.
A messy, sales-minded look at how a book's public story gets shaped by promotion and image.
This episode leans into how attention, credit, promotion, and image can reshape a book after the fact. Seth Schachner keeps the business side in view, and the discussion has a practical, somewhat messy feel that gives the sales story real weight, with enough detail about who…
Grave questions, carefully organized.
Paranormal talk with room to wander.
Oz reimagined, then argued with afterward.
Crime memory with prison-wall detail.
Irish true crime, evidence first.
True crime with forensic bite and blunt banter.
The episode opens with a promo for Breaking Down the Biz, then moves into a prison-linked conversation around R.
A guest walks through the practical side of moving cannabis, laying out how he thinks about pickup runs, why he refuses to drive, and how one bust can wipe out the value of a whole string of clean trips.
The episode opens by framing the business of entertainment, then shifts into a plea hearing and a fraud story.
Cole walks through an arrest that starts off like a misunderstanding and gets ugly fast.
Gene says Vlad TV cut his earlier appearance and left out how much rougher it really was.
A guest walks through the moment church loyalty and a music career collided.
A criminal defense attorney discusses Wes Watson's legal situation, including charges and the lack of clear information in his content.
The conversation centers on prison, resentment, and what changes after release.
Seth Schachner opens by framing the show as a plainspoken look at the business behind movies, music, and media.
A convicted bank robber recounts his first armed robbery and the spiral into crime with his cousin and coworker.
A convicted con man interviews another criminal about his life, crime, and Irish background.
A man recounts his experience of a police raid on his home, leading to a 16-year prison sentence for a crime he claims he didn't commit.
A former con man interviews a woman about her troubled youth and path to crime.
An FBI agent recounts the investigation of the De Cavalcanti crime family, starting with a bank robbery and the use of a proactive witness.
A mother recounts her son's journey as a police officer and his indictment for doing his job, with body cam and 911 evidence.
A convicted con man discusses his decision to leave the U.S.
A true crime podcast host recounts receiving death threats and discovering a stalker living in his house, leading to an investigation.
The speaker walks through how machines can be adjusted with internal control switches.
One guest tells the story behind the attention.
Former con man Charlie Hartman details his decades-long journey through check fraud, warranty scams, and prison time, starting with his first scam at age 14.
The episode tracks the hunt for John and Julianne Dimitri, who have been on the run for about 12 years.
The episode starts with a Garth Brooks rumor and does not leave it hanging in the air.
This episode spends its time on the mechanics of a fraud and the limits of trying to chase it down.
A lawyer and former con man discuss why innocent people get convicted, covering false accusations, entrapment, and flaws in the legal system.
A convicted con man recounts bizarre paranormal experiences involving a pentagram, reiki healing, and a psychic who worked for the government and Vatican.
A convicted con man recounts his childhood abuse and early petty crimes that led to a life of fraud and prison.