vˈoʊɾɚz ɹᵻkˈɔːld hˌɪm ɪn ɐ mˈɑːɹtʃ θˈɜːtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, ɹˌɛfɚɹˈɛndəm, ʃˈɔːɹtli bᵻfˌoːɹ hiː wʌz ɪndˈaɪɾᵻd mˈɑːɹtʃ twˈɛnti sˈɛvən, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, ˌɔn fˈɛdɚɹəl ɛkstˈɔːɹʃən tʃˈɑːɹdʒᵻz ʌv jˈuːzɪŋ hɪz ˈɑːfɪs tʊ ɛkstˈɔːɹt bɹˈaɪbz fɹʌm bˈɪznəsmˌɛn tə bˈɛnɪfˌɪt hɪmsˈɛlf ænd ˈɔːɹɡənˌaɪzd kɹˈaɪm ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts.
Voters recalled him in a March 13, 1984, referendum, shortly before he was indicted March 27, 1984, on federal extortion charges of using his office to extort bribes from businessmen to benefit himself and organized crime associates.