Following publication his memoir, "Go Quietly", former vice-president Spiro Agnew gave a rare television interview in 1980, after which Banzhaf's students located three Maryland residents that sought to have Agnew repay the state $268,482, in repayment for kickbacks that he was alleged to have received while in office. In 1981, a judge ruled that "Mr. Agnew had no lawful right to this money under any theory," and ordered restitution as $147,500 in bribes and $101,235 in interest. After two unsuccessful appeals by Agnew, he finally paid the sum in 1983. In 1989, Agnew applied unsuccessfully for this sum to be treated as tax-deductible.