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D Sy ft _ me UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE FEDERAL BUREAP OF INVESTIGATION 7 In Reply, Please Refer to Washi ngt on, D. C, 20535 File No. August 30, 1973 The Jefferson Building Towson, Maryland The Jefferson Building, Towson, Maryland, furnished the following information on August 30, 1973, which he believed was relevant to the Department of Justice leak concerning criminal allegations against Spiro T. Agnew. On August 13, 1973,| __|was telephonically contacted by Assistant United States Attorney Ronald Leibman of the office of George Beall, United States Attorney, Baltimore Maryland. As soon as Leibman identified himself, he asked "Do you have a criminal " replied in the negative>® adding that his brother, who is a practicing pie attorney, has offices across the hall in the Jefferson Building. Leibman responded stating, ''I advise you to get a criminal attorney and quick," [then asked the nature of the problem and was advised by Leibman that it concerned the allegations of kickbacks from consulting firms to Maryland politicians including Spiro T. Agnew. Within twenty-four hours from conversation with Assistant United States Attorney Leibman, was telephonically contacted by persons with the Columbia Broadcasting System, Newsweek and the Washington Star~News. believed the persons from the news media must have received his name from Assista ited States Attorney Leibman, since it was the first contact — fia with any officials regarding this investigation, emphasized the fact that he had not appeared at the United States Attorney's Office, but had only the telephone conversation.