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mn RN Fra a a renee TS: ot ene ena en ean inne we t . EXPOSITION CF THE EVIDENCE AGAINST SPIRO T. AGNEW 7 ACCUMULATED BY THE INVESTIGATION IN THE OFFICE OF “ THE UNITED STATES ATTORNEY FOR THE DISTRICT OF MARYLAND AS OF OCTOBER 10, 1973 . ° & - INTRODUCTION ; ' a . so | . . The following statement is respectfully submitted to the Court by the Government at the arraignment of Spiro T. Agnew. It constitutes . a detailed recitation of the facts and evidence developed by the investigation ‘ to date, which establish in part the source of the unreported funds which constitute the basis of the charge filed today. The presentation of this statement in Court today was a material- condition, requested by the-~- - Department of Justice, to the agreement reached between the Government and \ , ' Mr. Agnew. SUMMARY ae 6 . . - . ™ I. .The Relationship of Mr. Agnew, I. H. Hammerman, II and Jerome B. . Holff. In the spring of 1967, shortly after Mr. Agnew had taken office as | Governor of Maryland, he advised Hammerman that it. was customary for engineers - 'to make substantial cash payments in return for engineering contracts with the State of Maryland. Mr. Agnew instructed Hammerman to contact Wolff, then the new Chairman-Director of the Maryland State Roads Commission, to arrange for the establishment of an understanding pursuant to which Wolff wold notify Hammerman as to which engineering firms were in line for state contracts so that Hammerman could solicit and obtain from those engineering ’ firms cash payments in consideration therefore. ‘Hammerman, as instructed, discussed the matter with Wolff, who was receptive but who requested that the cash payments to be elicited from the engineers be split in three equal shares among Agnew, Hammerman and Wolff. Hammerman informed Mr. Agnew of Wolff's attitude; Mr. Agnew informed Hammerman that the split of the cash monies would be 50% for Mr. Agnew; 25% for Hammerman and 25% for Wolff. Hammerman carried that message to Wolff who agreed to that split.