Foundation Media lands rights to develop dual shows about conman Matthew Cox

Matthew Cox (Source: Foundation Media/Brittney Mingo)

LA-based Foundation Media Partners has secured the exclusive rights to develop dual scripted and unscripted series about Matthew Cox, an infamous mortgage fraudster who stole more than $50m, beginning in the early 2000s.

Cox is a former-licensed mortgage broker and brokerage business owner, as well as an admitted scammer, fraudster, and con man. His criminal case received national media attention in the US after he used forgeries, combined with stolen and synthetic identities to con America’s biggest banks out of an estimated $55m.

Despite numerous encounters with bank security, state and federal authorities, Cox narrowly, and quite luckily, avoided 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, of course, he continued to commit fraud. Cox is now a true-crime writer and runs a true crime podcast featuring stories drawn from his network.

In addition to making the scripted and unscripted TV series, Foundation Media plans on securing a major publisher for his book, Shark In The Housing Pool, and to increase his true crime podcast presence.

Foundation Media Partners founder and CEO Patrick Hughes said, “We really love this story because Matthew is not just a guy who committed fraud – he invented new ways to do it. His story is Catch Me If You Can meets Wolf Of Wall Street, meets Big Short. It’s wildly exciting – and Mathew is charming, undeniable and a masterful storyteller who audiences will undoubtedly be drawn to. We’re excited to move fast on these series.”