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2 SSE RSS TIN SAS SR SASS LAWS A We RRL RES RETO TSAI TRS PY AS FRE PE ESS EES CL TEL IE SILOS EN IY A DEOOLBL EE SOLER LOCATE AEE SATE -11- Over the course of the subsequent 18 or 20 months that Mr. Agnew OT 7 to ; served as Governor-of Maryland, the scheme agreed/by Mr. Agnew, Hammerman, . 4 “te and Wolff was fully implemented. Wolff kept Hammerman informed as to which *engi- : . neers were to receive state contracts and Hammerman kept Wolff informed as to which engineery were making cash payments. It was soon generally understood among engineers that Hammerman was the person to see in connection with State Roads engineering contracts. As a result Hammerman soon found himself meeting with individual representatives of certain engineering firms. They would inform Hammerman of their interest in obtaining state work, and Hammerman would reply that he would see what he could do. In some cases an engineer would specify the particular work in which he was interested; in most cases, the engineer would not specify any particular job. There was no need for Hammerman to make coarse demands or to issue threats because the engineers clearly indicated that ‘they knew what was expected of them. The discussions were generally about “political eotributions," but the conversations left no doubt that the engineers ~ understood exactly how the system worked--that is, that cash payments to the Governor through Hammerman, were necessary in order for their companies to receive substantial dtate contracts., The "contributions" were almost always in cash, and many of then were made when there was no campaign in progress. Although Wolff had told Hammerman that "contributions" should average between 3% and 5% of the contract amount, Hammerman did not specify any exact amount to be paid, and accepted any reasonable sum. Sometimes the Neontribution" was made when the contract was awarded, sometimes as the engineer received payments on the contract Sometimes the "contribution" was made in one payment, sometimes in several. Wher a contract was about to be awarded to one of the engineers who was known to be willing to make payments, Wolff would advise Hammerman that the engineer had beer selected for a certain job. Hammermen would then contact the engineer and congratulate him. These congratulations were intended as signals that a cash "contribution" was due, and the engineer would then meet with Hammerman and bring : | the money. a eed pee ee ee