Man sentenced to 25 years in scam case worth almost $600K, Tarrant County DA says
A man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for using his business to commit a $600,000 fraud, according to a statement from the Tarrant County District Attorney’s Office.
Matthew Mixon, 38, pled guilty in December to misapplication of fiduciary property, according to court documents.
From February to October 2019, Mixon used his financing business to scam 70 people and a financial institution out of $600,000 to fund a gambling addiction, officials said.
Mixon processed RV and boat loans without completing the full funding, officials said. He then gave different excuses to the victims about why he couldn’t pay them.
As a contractor in Louisiana and Tennessee, Mixon scammed victims by not completing projects he had been paid for, according to the statement.
Mixon was also ordered to pay nealry $400,000 in restitution, according to court documents.
This story was originally published March 15, 2025 at 7:16 PM.
