mˈæθjuːz wʌz tʃˈɑːɹdʒd wɪððɪ ɐtˈɛmptᵻd ɛkstˈɔːɹʃən ʌv dˈɑːlɚ sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti ˈeɪt,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ fɹʌm tˈuː bˈɪznəsᵻz sˈɛt ˌʌp baɪ ðə fˈɛdɚɹəl bjˈʊɹɹoʊ ʌv ɪnvˌɛstɪɡˈeɪʃən ænd wɪð tˈeɪkɪŋ dˈɑːlɚ fˈoːɹtiːn,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪn bɹˈaɪbz fɹʌm ɐn ˌʌndɚkˈʌvɚɹ ˈɛf.bˈiː.ˈaɪ. ˈeɪdʒənt pˈoʊzɪŋ æz ɐ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntətˌɪv ʌvðə kˈʌmpəniz.
Matthews was charged with the attempted extortion of $668,000 from two businesses set up by the Federal Bureau of Investigation and with taking $14,000 in bribes from an undercover F.B.I. agent posing as a representative of the companies.