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Secretary of State Shemia Fagan Is Working as Private Consultant to Troubled Cannabis Couple

Fagan took on the work even as her auditors were examining the OLCC’s handling of the cannabis industry.

In a remarkable turn of events, Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan confirms in response to questions from WW that she entered into an agreement in February to provide consulting services to an affiliate of the troubled La Mota cannabis dispensary chain.

As WW has previously reported, the owners of La Mota were also major donors to Fagan’s election campaign and have been under the scrutiny of at least two state agencies, the Oregon Department of Revenue and the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.

La Mota appears to be in financial trouble. In recent years, the Department of Revenue and the federal Internal Revenue Service have filed more than $7 million in liens against La Mota owners Rosa Cazares and Aaron Mitchell, and the companies they control, for failing to pay taxes in full.

Cazares, Mitchell and the companies they control have also been sued in Oregon circuit courts 30 times in recent years. Many of the filings allege nonpayment of bills. WW detailed such findings in a March 29 cover story and a series of subsequent stories about the couple and their political ambitions. [Read More @ Willamette Week]

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