ɪn lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː, ɐ mˈʌnθ ɔːɹ tˈuː bᵻfˌoːɹ skˈɑːɹfoʊ wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːst fɹʌm pɹˈɪzən ɪn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, liənˈɛɾi fˈaʊnd ˈaʊt ðætðɪ ˌɛfbˌiːˈaɪ wʌz ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪɾɪŋ ðɪ ɪlˈiːɡəl æktˈɪvᵻɾiz bᵻtwˌiːn ðə skˈɑːɹfoʊ fˈæmɪli ænd mˈæθjuːz.
In late 1983, a month or two before Scarfo was released from prison in January 1984, Leonetti found out that the FBI was investigating the illegal activities between the Scarfo Family and Matthews.