{"id":1945664,"date":"2023-06-06T16:40:06","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-investigation-launched-into-former-oregon-secretary-of-states-cannabis-contract\/"},"modified":"2023-06-06T16:41:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T20:41:28","slug":"federal-investigation-launched-into-former-oregon-secretary-of-states-cannabis-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-investigation-launched-into-former-oregon-secretary-of-states-cannabis-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Feds investigate ex-Oregon secretary of state&#8217;s weed deal."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-investigation-launched-into-former-oregon-secretary-of-states-cannabis-contract%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1945664&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Shemia Fagan Under Federal Investigation for Ties to Cannabis Business<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>Federal officials have designated a grand jury to look into links between the Democrat and the company, according to The Oregonian.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Oregon Secretary of State, Shemia Fagan, is facing a federal investigation over her involvement with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-is-for-stoners-commonwealth-becomes-16th-state-to-legalize-marijuana\/\" title=\"Virginia Is For Stoners: Commonwealth Becomes 16th State To Legalize Marijuana\">cannabis business<\/a> while in office. The investigation is focused on Fagan&#8217;s relationship with La Mota and its owners, Rosa Cazares and Aaron Mitchell, while she oversaw the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.<\/p>\n<h3>Requesting Documents from Multiple Agencies<\/h3>\n<p>Authorities are requesting documents from several agencies connected to Fagan, including the Oregon Department of Revenue, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, the Secretary of State\u2019s Office, and the Oregon Government Ethics Commission. The investigation is centered on Fagan&#8217;s ties to La Mota and whether there was any outside influence on her audit of the company.<\/p>\n<h3>Resignation and Calls for Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>Fagan resigned from her position on May 2nd after her ties to the cannabis company were made public. Governor Tina Kotek called for two investigations into a possible conflict of interest, one by the Oregon Government Ethics Commission and the other by the state Department of Justice to analyze the audit.<\/p>\n<h3>Consulting Firm Hired for Investigation<\/h3>\n<p>The Oregon Department of Justice hired a consulting firm, Sjoberg Evashenk Consulting, to investigate Fagan&#8217;s audit of La Mota. The firm will determine if there was any outside influence on the audit. The state will pay the firm $60,000 for their services.<\/p>\n<h3>Conflict of Interest Allegations<\/h3>\n<p>Fagan came under fire for accepting a $10,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-investigation-launched-into-former-oregon-secretary-of-states-cannabis-contract\/\" title=\"Feds investigate ex-Oregon secretary of state's weed deal.\">000-a-month consulting contract<\/a> with La Mota and accepting advice for an audit of the company. La Mota\u2019s CEO, Rosa Cazares, and Fagan shared numerous emails about language for the audit. Although Fagan recused herself from the audit, the language was nearly finalized by the time she stepped away.<\/p>\n<p>The ethics commission inquiry into Fagan&#8217;s actions is ongoing, and they will determine if she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ga-election-workers-to-be-deposed-in-voter-fraud-case\/\" title=\"Ga. election workers to be deposed in voter fraud case\">violated state rules<\/a> in her role.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\">here<\/a> to read more from the Washington Examiner.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shemia Fagan, former Oregon secretary of state, is under federal investigation for her involvement with a cannabis business. 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