Looks like a pay-to-play for Oregon's pot industry....or not.
Apparently, she was getting paid by the pot businesses she was in charge of auditing.
Oops...what was she smoking?
Not sure if thuis is much of a big deal, or m uch ado about nothing.
Oregon secretary of state resigns amid cannabis scandal, says just 'trying to make ends meet'
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is stepping down amid calls for her resignation after she took a lucrative cannabis consulting job at the same time her office is conducting an audit of the state's cannabis industry.
Fagan signed a contract with private marijuana company Veriede Holding and was receiving $10,000 a month – and would have received $30,000 in bonuses – for "successful acquisition of license(s)" Veriede and its affiliates obtained outside of Oregon or New Mexico, according to the contract. One of the owners of the company also donated about $30,000 to Fagan's campaign fund.
~ “While I am confident that the ethics investigation will show that I followed the state’s legal and ethical guidelines in trying to make ends meet for my family, it is clear that my actions have become a distraction from the important and critical work of the Secretary of State’s office," Fagan said in the statement. "Protecting our state’s democracy and ensuring faith in our elected leaders – these are the reasons I ran for this office. They are also the reasons I will be submitting my resignation today. It has been a true honor to serve the people of Oregon."
Kotek said she supported Fagan's decision to step down.
"It is essential that Oregonians have trust in their government. I believe this is a first step in restoring that trust," Kotek said.
Emily McClain, Fagan's chief of staff, has also resigned.
~ Fagan recused herself from the audit the Secretary of State's Office was conducting into how the state is handling marijuana-related businesses five days before she reportedly began consulting work for Veriede Holding on Feb. 20.
According to the news conference, Fagan attended two meetings about the audit before her recusal, and the audit was substantially finished by the time she had recused herself.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/o...1&cvid=2009d759d50544afaa408a059c250ed5&ei=26
Apparently, she was getting paid by the pot businesses she was in charge of auditing.
Oops...what was she smoking?
Not sure if thuis is much of a big deal, or m uch ado about nothing.
Oregon secretary of state resigns amid cannabis scandal, says just 'trying to make ends meet'
Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan is stepping down amid calls for her resignation after she took a lucrative cannabis consulting job at the same time her office is conducting an audit of the state's cannabis industry.
Fagan signed a contract with private marijuana company Veriede Holding and was receiving $10,000 a month – and would have received $30,000 in bonuses – for "successful acquisition of license(s)" Veriede and its affiliates obtained outside of Oregon or New Mexico, according to the contract. One of the owners of the company also donated about $30,000 to Fagan's campaign fund.
~ “While I am confident that the ethics investigation will show that I followed the state’s legal and ethical guidelines in trying to make ends meet for my family, it is clear that my actions have become a distraction from the important and critical work of the Secretary of State’s office," Fagan said in the statement. "Protecting our state’s democracy and ensuring faith in our elected leaders – these are the reasons I ran for this office. They are also the reasons I will be submitting my resignation today. It has been a true honor to serve the people of Oregon."
Kotek said she supported Fagan's decision to step down.
"It is essential that Oregonians have trust in their government. I believe this is a first step in restoring that trust," Kotek said.
Emily McClain, Fagan's chief of staff, has also resigned.
~ Fagan recused herself from the audit the Secretary of State's Office was conducting into how the state is handling marijuana-related businesses five days before she reportedly began consulting work for Veriede Holding on Feb. 20.
According to the news conference, Fagan attended two meetings about the audit before her recusal, and the audit was substantially finished by the time she had recused herself.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/o...1&cvid=2009d759d50544afaa408a059c250ed5&ei=26