Turnpike_Grand_Jury_Presentment

Northeast Extension, some construction projects. They were going to have a tremendous
number of projects all coming out at the same time, so it was going to be critical to be at
those events and have a face there so that they - - you know, they could see you and those
sorts of things in order to - - in order to be considered for pursuing those projects
particularly as a prime consultant.
The President of TPD was confronted with an invitation to a fundraiser for Gubernatorial
Candidate #2, which was entered as an exhibit before the Grand Jury. Enclosed with the
invitation was a blue card that read, “[Gubernatorial Candidate #2] supports transportation
infrastructure. So do we. See you there. Bill Lincoln, [a Turnpike Commissioner], Joe
Brimmeier, and George Hatalowich.” TPD’s President recalled receiving and participating in
this event with particularity and explained to the Grand Jury that,
Because like I said, most of the invitations we received in the past for events were either
the Turnpike there, whether it is members of the Commission or whether it is senior staff.
Those would have the names of the Turnpike Commissioners on it. So let’s say for the
two D’s in this case, Bill Lincoln and [a Turnpike Commissioner]; but this was the one, I
remember this one clearly because it had George’s name and Joe’s name on it. It just was
very surprising to see that. It really, really stood out in my mind when it came across my
desk seeing it because they were employees of the [Turnpike] Commission.
They weren’t Commissioners themselves and that is why when I answered the question
before, because this one sticks out in my mind so much, I think it might have been the
first one that I remember it in writing, having their names on it.
Although, I do know that there have been calls that had been made if we didn’t respond
quickly enough to see if we were going to be attending and those kind of things. This
one here is very clearly I remember it because of the fact that their two names were on
there. . . . If that card hadn’t been in there, I probably would have blown this event off.
In addition to receiving the invitation discussed above, he also recalled receiving a
voicemail message from Hatalowich inquiring as to whether he would be attending and
contributing. The Grand Jury confirmed the call made by Hatalowich on June 30, 2010 through
phone records obtained from Orth-Rodgers, which is where Hatalowich made these particular
fundraising calls. The Grand Jury finds that the experience of TPD is yet another example of the
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