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Atlantic City mayor pleads guilty on extortion charge
Saying ''greed got the better of me,'' former Atlantic City Mayor Michael J. Matthews pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal extortion charge, ending his trial on charges stemming from an alleged scheme to sell his political influence to organized-crime figures in the casino resort. He is subject to a maximum penalty of 20 years in (rospm amd a $10,000 fine.