(Atlanta, Georgia) Matthew Bevan Cox, wanted for mortgage fraud and identity theft, withadditional charges pending including conspiracy, stolen identification documents, mail andwire fraud, money laundering and social security number fraud, was arrested by the UnitedStates Secret Service today, Nov. 16, 2006, in Nashville, Tennessee. The arrest was
made with the cooperation of the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department.
Coxs initial appearance is scheduled to be held today, Nov. 16, in the Middle District ofTennessee. The case will be prosecuted by the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Northern
District of Georgia with assistance from the Coweta County (Georgia) Sheriffs Office.
On August 6, 2004, arrest warrants were issued in Georgia for Matthew Bevan Cox andRebecca M. Hauck. Hauck was arrested in Houston on March 21, 2006, and pleaded guilty to
conspiracy and bank fraud. Hauck was sentenced in the Northern District of Georgia onNov. 15, 2006, to nearly six years in prison and five years of supervised release. She
was also ordered to pay $1.2 million in restitution.
Known by numerous aliases, it is alleged that Matthew Cox used elaborate schemes to avoidcapture, including obtaining state-issued and counterfeit drivers licenses. Cox was also a
fugitive from Hillsborough County, Florida and, federally in the Middle District of Floridasince December 2003 for probation violation. Since becoming a fugitive, Cox may have
altered his appearance by undergoing plastic surgery.
Following a tip received from a source that had seen Coxs photo on the Secret ServicesMost Wanted Fugitives website, agents from the Secret Service Nashville Field Office
apprehended Cox this morning.
Matthew Cox was placed on the U.S. Secret Service Most Wanted Fugitives list in May 2006.
The list of persons wanted by the Secret Service is available. Anyone with information regarding these
individuals should contact the Secret Service at 1-877-242-3375. The general public iscautioned not to attempt to apprehend any of these individuals. Contact the Secret Service or
local police or if overseas, the nearest U.S. Consulate if you have information regarding thesecases.
It should be noted that the subject in this matter has only been charged with a criminaloffense. Individuals are presumed innocent until being convicted in a criminal court.
Source: U.S. Secret Service