mˈæθjuːz wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd mˈeɪɚɹ ʌv ɐtlˈæntɪk sˈɪɾi ɐ kˈʌpəl ʌv mˈʌnθs bᵻfˌoːɹ skˈɑːɹfoʊ wɛnt tə fˈɛdɚɹəl pɹˈɪzən ɪn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː ˌɔn hɪz fˈaɪɚɹɑːɹmz kənvˈɪkʃən.
Matthews was elected mayor of Atlantic City a couple of months before Scarfo went to federal prison in August 1982 on his firearms conviction.