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Woatets ~ Sereheaiad pA eI sae GAR Sa ene chet ENC AOE SRO STI lS IPO UM ES OE DUET 1A LCRA ARLEN ERTL, BE PIATRA ARG LHR R AISI ELE LAS: ae TPR CNR RE A NIN ene ~24- to Green for such purposes at the time of the payment. After the meeting at ped which this subject had“first been discussed, Green scheduled appointments . a . . a with Governor fenew approximately six times a year. At the first such & meeting, he -harded an envelope to Governor Agnew that contained between $2,000 and $3, doo in cash. Green told the Governor that he was aware of his financial won bn and wished to be of assistance to him. Governor Agnew accepted the envelope, placed it in either his desk drawer or his coat pocket, and expressed it gratitude. Over the next two years, they gradually said less and less: to each other about each payment; Green would merely hand him an envelope and Governor Agnew would place it in either his desk drawer or i his coat pocket with little or no discussion about it. | During these meetings, Green and Governor Agnew would discuss a number of matters, but Green almost always made it a point to discuss State Roads contracts with him.. Indeed, Green's principal purpose in meeting with him was favays to increase the amount of work that his company received from the State. They would discuss State contracts in general, and frequently, specific upcoming road and bridge contracts in particular. Green would express his desire thet his company receive consideration for proposed work and would occasionally ask for specific contracts that he knew were scheduled to be awarded by the State Roads Commission. Grean knew from experience and from what he learned from Wolfe that Governor Agnew played a’ substan- tial role in the selection of engineers -for State Roads Commission work. Governor Agnew would often tell him in these meetings that his company could expect to receive substantial work generally, and on occasion, he promised Green specific contracts. On other occasions, however, Governor Agnew would tell Green that a contract had already been or was to be committed to another company. ! Green _ admits that his principal purpose in making payments to Governor .Agnew was ‘to influence him to select the Green Company for as many State Roads contracts as possible. Based upon his many years of experience, it wes his belief that such payments would probably be necessary and certainly helpful in obtaining substantial amounts of State Roads Commission work. ert Pantera terete ge ar