Video Summary — “Tom Simon on Matt Cox: 12 True Crime Stories & Sentence-Guessing Game” 🎙️🕵️‍♂️

Hosts & Format

• Guests: Tom Simon (retired FBI agent, now PI) & Matt Cox (host).
• Format: Tom tells 12 real crime stories (many FBI cases he investigated or referred). For each, he pauses at sentencing and Matt guesses federal sentences. Audience/game element: guesses within set variance earn points.

Key Intro Facts

• Tom Simon: retired FBI special agent; now private investigator specializing in financial crimes/scams.
• Several stories are from Tom’s PI practice or FBI referrals; many include prosecution and sentencing outcomes.

Story 1 — “Boss Lifestyle” Ponzi / Investment Scam (Tyler Basetti) 💸

• Scheme: Social-media persona “Boss Lifestyle” promised 30% annual returns via distressed real-estate flips in Columbus, OH.
• Reality: Used investor funds for lifestyle, speculative crypto, $150k Mercedes, luxury condo.
• Victims: > a dozen investors; ~$11 million lost.
• Outcome: Tyler pled guilty.
• Sentence (actual): 72 months (6 years) — Matt guessed 9 years.

Story 2 — Selling Donated Cadavers & Body Parts (Candace Scott & Jeremy Pauly) 🧠🫀

• Candace: mortuary contracted to cremate medical school cadavers (Univ. of Arkansas); instead resold bodies/parts.
• Jeremy Pauly: “oddities” collector in PA; bought fetuses, organs, skin, etc.; paid Candace ~$11,000 via PayPal.
• Federal crime: interstate transport/sale of stolen body parts; both pled guilty.
• Sentences (actual): Candace: 15 years; Jeremy: 6 years — Matt guessed 2.5 years each.

Story 3 — Elder Extortion in Small Town (Amber Picklesimmer & “David”) 📱💰

• Victim: retired man “David” with ~$1M savings.
• Scheme: Facebook stranger extorted him with threat of public embarrassing info; demanded cash hidden in stump; over 19 months, extorted entire $1M.
• Perp: Amber (local woman) confessed; pled guilty to wire fraud; ordered to pay $1M restitution.
• Sentence (actual): 41 months — Matt guessed 120 months.

Story 4 — Publisher’s Clearing House Scam Targeting Senior (Rochester/Washington case) 📨💵

• Victim: 73-year-old “Betty” told she won $22M; scammers demanded upfront “taxes/fees”.
• She sent cash repeatedly over 4 years — total $800,000 — through mule addresses; packages forwarded to Jamaica.
• Perp arrested abroad (Roshard Carti), extradited; pled guilty; deported after sentence.
• Sentence (actual): 36 months (3 years) — Matt guessed 60 months.

Story 5 — Insider Cyber Sabotage (Max Schultz at Waste Management) 💻🔐

• Max (fired IT contractor) social-engineered credentials, ran PowerShell script resetting ~2,500 employees’ passwords.
• Disruption cost company $862,000 (downtime, recovery).
• Charged with federal computer fraud; pled guilty; ordered restitution.
• Sentence (actual): 24 months — Matt guessed 60 months.

Story 6 — Investment Adviser Ponzi / Theft (Jeffrey Slothour — Hamptons) 🏌️‍♂️🚗

• Jeff sold fake HOA-backed bond investments promising ~8% to older clients; raised $1.1M; spent on luxury: $125k Mercedes, Rolex, Chanel, country-club fees.
• Ran Ponzi-ish scheme; he went to trial and lost (convicted of fraud & money laundering).
• Sentence (actual): 72 months (6 years) — Matt guessed 5 years.

Story 7 — Daytona Sex Trafficking & Brutality (Dylan “Fat Cat/Big Blood” Smith) 🚔🔥

• Dylan (47) pimp controlled two addicted/vulnerable women; abuse, beatings, burning with gun barrel, shootings, trafficking across state lines.
• FBI & local police rescued victims; Dylan pled guilty to interstate sex trafficking.
• Sentence (actual): 327 months (27+ years) — Matt guessed 7 years.

Story 8 — Burglary & Stolen Guns (Justin Barnes & Jenna Wells, Waterloo IA) 🔫🚗

• Justin: felon with prior convictions; plotted burglary of vacant house to steal guns.
• Jenna (girlfriend) acted as lookout/driver; Justin stole ~15 handguns; attempted sales; caught by police.
• Both pled to federal gun charges:
  • Justin (felon in possession / multiple priors): 96 months (8 years) — Matt guessed 96 months (correct).
  • Jenna (receiving stolen firearms, lesser history): 41 months — Matt guessed 24 months.

Story 9 — Harassment / Threats to Police Officer (Orlando Justice, Rochester NY) ☎️🏠

• Arrested drunk at Greyhound terminal; later repeatedly called/FaceTimed arresting officer, recited home address, threatened to come to officer’s home.
• FBI handled to avoid conflict of interest; charged with threatening communications in interstate commerce; pled guilty.
• Sentence (actual): 21 months — Matt guessed 36 months.

Story 10 — LIHEAP Bribery / Racketeering (Megan Tillery, Alabama) ⚡🏚️

• Megan: community intake specialist for LIHEAP (energy assistance for low-income households).
• Took bribes from applicants to secure benefit payments; admitted $15,000 in bribes over ~18 months; many victims were poor.
• Charged with racketeering and bribery; pled guilty.
• Sentence (actual): 28 months — Matt guessed 36 months.

Story 11 — Child Sexual-Exploitation / Production (Jason Rhodes, Mississippi) ⚖️📹

• Video surfaced online of adult man coercing minor(s) with promise of Fortnite V-Bucks; graphic content (not detailed).
• FBI identified child via facial recognition; interviewed child; victim identified longtime family friend Jason Rhodes (47).
• Rhodes recorded with GoPro, uploaded content; pled guilty to production/distribution of child sexual exploitation material (multiple counts).
• Sentence (actual): 110 years — Matt guessed 45 years.

Story 12 — Corruption: Bribery & Official Misconduct (Hobart R.P. — Nebraska Liquor Control; Brent S. — club owner) 🍾💃

• Office of the Gentlemen’s Club (Lincoln, NE) received many liquor violations.
• Hobart (state liquor inspector) accepted bribes: cash ($67k total), free VIP dances, free liquor, private “champagne room” sexual favors.
• Brent (club owner) bribed inspector to stop violations.
• Both pled guilty to conspiracy, bribery, extortion:
  • Hobart (inspector): 30 months + $50,000 fine.
  • Brent (owner): 24 months + $20,000 fine.
• Matt’s final game score: 10 of 15 correct or close after last round comeback.

Notable Themes & Takeaways 🔎

• Common motifs: abuse of trust (mortuary worker, LIHEAP intake specialist, financial advisers, inspectors), exploitation of vulnerable victims (seniors, addicts, children), and cross-border laundering/mule networks.
• FBI/PI collaboration: Tom often prepared detailed referral packages that aided FBI prioritization.
• Penalties vary widely based on counts, enhancements (vulnerable victims, official position, trafficking), multiple counts stacking, and whether defendant pleads or goes to trial.
• Many cases involve modern investigative methods: social media evidence, facial recognition, digital forensics, PayPal/transaction tracing.

Practical / Instructional Points (for victims or practitioners) 🛠️

• If defrauded: document communications, preserve receipts/transaction records, contact investigator/FBI—well-prepared referral packages move investigations more quickly.
• Donating bodies to science: proper oversight is critical; custodial chain-of-custody must be documented.
• Elder fraud/extortion: seniors pressured online/phone to hide payments → contact law enforcement immediately; don’t pay ongoing extortion demands.
• Online child-exploitation: preserve evidence, report to local FBI/Internet Crimes Against Children; digital traces (uploads, device footage, metadata) are investigatory keys.
• Cyber sabotage: insiders with credential access can cause huge business losses; enforce access controls, monitoring, and rapid incident response.

Where to Find Tom Simon

• Tom runs Simon Investigations (PI, fraud investigations); offers consultations and speaks on fraud prevention, investigative techniques.
• Social links: search “Simon Investigations” (Tom’s link tree available via show description).

If you want: I can extract just the sentences and defendants into a compact table for quick reference.