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OR RR RRR rn ae me tte re eens ae mmm ee eereng ene ene . et enen Er Ee PN AR Nr OE ee nn Oe RR ee ene ne dE PNG yn WN TE Ft -25-- With one exception (to be related later in this statement), ‘ Mr. Agnew never expressly stated to Green that there was any connection between the.payments and the selection of the Green company for State contracts. ‘According to Green, the understanding was a tacit one, based upon their respective positions and their mutual recognition of the realities of the system; their relationship was such that it was unnecessary for them to discuss openly the understanding under which these payments \ ‘ were given and received. The circumstances weré that Green gave Governor Agnew cash payments in substantial amounts and asked for contracts, and from time to time, Governor Agnew told him that contracts would be awarded to the Green company. Green paid Governor Agnew approximately $11,000 in each of the years he served as Governor of Maryland (1967 and 1968). Green generated the necessary cash to make these payments through his company by various means that violated the Internal Revenue Code and that were designed to obscure the purpose for which the cash was used. Green also recalls that during the early part of the Agnew Administration, the Governor occasinnally asked him to evaluate the competency of certain engineering companies which he was considering for State Roads Commission work. On at least one occasion, the Governor also asked him if certain companies could be counted upon to provide financial assistance if State work were received. ° | Under the Agnew Administration, the Green company received substantial work from the Maryland State Roads Commission. It was awarded approximately 10 contracts, with fees approximating $3,000,000 to $4,000,000. | On a few occasions during these years, Green was asked by Jerome B. Wolff if he was taking care of his "obligations" with respect to the substantial State work that the Green company was receiving and Green replied that he was. Green saw little or nothing of Covernor Agnew between his nomination as the Republican candidate for Vice President in the summer of 1968 and the election in November. He made some campaign contributions by check to the Nixon-Agnew ticket in the 1968 election.