 In the novel , the protagonist and a female accomplice rent a home like the one Cox and Hauck rented in Atlanta . The character then opens accounts at several banks in the area so that he can use them for money laundering purposes , which Cox did . Then , Cox , like the character in the manuscript , forged a document , claiming that the mortgage on the home — which he did not even own — was paid off . The character in the manuscript then contacted lenders , and told them he owned the property outright . Cox is in prison for this same crime . 
