 The week that Hauck was sentenced to prison , Cox was living in Nashville , Tennessee under the name Joseph Carter . He was dating a single mother , Amanda Gardner , who was unaware of his criminal past , and posing as the owner of a home restoration business . He told her he was from a wealthy family , and his silver 2005 Infiniti and " fashionably decorated bungalow " seemed to confirm this . Cox used a falsified passport to travel to Europe on a cruise of the Greek Isles with Gardner , a new friend Brian Williamson , and Williamson 's wife . He did not spend much time in Italy or Greece due to his intense fear of Interpol . He was reported by Gardner 's 60 @-@ year @-@ old babysitter , Patsy Taylor . She became suspicious of Cox , so she researched him online , where she discovered his identity . Taylor was put in contact with the attorney of Rebecca Hauck by a St. Petersburg Times reporter . Hauck 's family paid Taylor for Cox 's address , as this information could be used to reduce Hauck 's sentence . He temporarily escaped capture due to a chance series of events . Cox and his girlfriend 's home was burglarized , and he temporarily moved himself and Gardner to a hotel . On November 16 , 2006 , Cox was arrested by a half dozen Secret Service agents — who had been pursuing him for over two years — when he and Gardener returned from the hotel . He had been building Williamson a house via his fake identity and credit history , but , fortunately for his friend , he was arrested before Williamson could give him a down payment . Hauck 's sentence was later reduced from 70 to 42 months as a result of her assistance in Cox 's capture . 
