Matthews should have listened to the Texas DPS Agent.Trump should commute his life sentence,and replace it at least 10 fold with those really responsible for the drug trafficking.Once again the Truth points to the Federal State as to what ails America....

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“In the end, they’re gonna screw you,” was the statement made to Matthews by Texas Department of Public Safety officer Kenneth Dismukes. And he was right! Matthews was learning too much. Discovering the bribing of government officials and politicians just made matters worse for Matthews. In Fort Lauderdale, AUSA Terrence J. Thompson obtained a grand jury indictment against Matthews for the two holiday drug runs that occurred almost three years earlier, and which were known to Justice Department prosecutors during that entire period. Something triggered the need to get Matthews out of the picture. Government agents even authorized Matthews to fly other government operations after the holiday drug loads, something that they would not have done if Matthews had really flown unauthorized drugs into the United States.

In obtaining the indictment against Matthews, the prosecutor had Pablo Escobar‘s aide, Jimmy Ellard —who played a key role in the death of 110 people in the bombing of the Avianca airline—provide testimony to the grand jury. Ellard was in prison and was promised his release and other benefits if he testified against Matthews, as the prosecutor wanted him to testify.

Customs Arresting Matthews for
Drug Loads They Authorized

Customs Internal Affairs agents—the same agency that authorized the flights—arrested Matthews on June 26, 1992, charging him with drug offenses related to the holiday drug loads.

During several telephone conversations with Texas DPS agents, and particularly Robert Nestoroff, Thompson learned that Texas DPS and federal agents would testify that Matthews had authorization to fly the two holiday runs. Thompson tried to get Nestoroff to deny Matthews had such authorization. Nestoroff replied that taped telephone conversations between himself and AUSA Dave Hall showed that Matthews had authority to fly the loads. Thompson said that Nestoroff should keep these tapes from Matthews’ attorneys, a clear violation of the requirement that prosecutors provide the defense with any exculpatory information.

Nestoroff replied that it was required by law to provide such evidence to the defense. Thompson said he had no intention of making the tapes available. Nestoroff then said that Matthews‘ attorneys already had copies of the tapes.

Replacing the First Indictment

Realizing that these tapes undermined his charges against Matthews and that Texas DPS personnel would not commit perjury for the prosecutor, Thompson obtained on September 7, 1993 another indictment to replace the first one. The second indictment eliminated the charges of conspiracy to bring drugs into the United States between 1985 and 1988, relying primarily upon the statements to be made by Jimmy Ellard —a former aide to Pablo Escobar — who was a prison inmate with years of imprisonment remaining on his sentence.

He was in prison because of Matthews‘ earlier undercover work for Texas DPS and Customs agents. Now, Justice Department prosecutors were offering the incarcerated convict the opportunity to get back at Matthews, and be released from his long prison sentence—by testifying as Justice Department prosecutors wanted him to testify. Further, he would be allowed to keep his drug-tainted assets, and as an extra bonus, would be protected against being charged with criminal perjury for his perjured testimony.

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the injustice covered in depth here
https://exploringrealhistory.blogspot.com/2019/05/part-9-of-9-drugging-americasabotaging.html