Matthew Cox | Inside True Crime Podcast

FBI Agent Exposes Christmas Criminals!

Dec 23, 2025
Get ready for a wild ride through the festive and bizarre world of holiday crimes! An FBI agent shares a jaw-dropping embezzlement case that involved luxury purchases and a high-stakes arrest. Listen in as guests recount their early days on the force, drunken Santa antics, and even festive jail traditions. From a scam that diverted $128,000 to holiday meals in prison, every story is more outrageous than the last. It's a celebration of the strange side of Christmas, proving that not all holiday cheer is innocent!
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ANECDOTE

Christmas Bowling Turned Arrest

  • FBI Agent (Guest) interrupted a bowling-party to respond to an embezzlement at the former mayor's company and got a confession in the suspect's condo.
  • He seized a Mercedes and dozens of fur coats after quantifying about $300,000 stolen from accounts receivable.
INSIGHT

No VIP Treatment In Investigations

  • The FBI doesn't give preferential treatment to high-profile victims just because they're prominent.
  • The agent emphasized equal treatment despite being called to help the former mayor's company.
ANECDOTE

Retail Notes Revealed Social Bias

  • Neiman Marcus provided the suspect's shopping portfolio, which included a tiny pencil note 'BLK' marking her race.
  • The agent found it striking that staff would annotate a VIP customer's record that way amid lavish spending records.
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