It would be the unskilled briberee indeed (especially at the level of US Senator) who would have payments made directly to him or her. Turnbull would have been in a position to and expecting to handle any ill-gotten gains coming the Senator's way. Just as Mike minimized the number of people who knew of his nefarious ways, Geary would have done the same. Turnbull would not have had to know about the license related dollars until the deal was made.