An investigation into potential wrongdoing by a former Oregon secretary of state who took a side job with a marijuana company has been closed with no criminal charges filed.
Federal officials began investigating Shemia Fagan in 2023 after she signed a $10,000-per-month contract with a cannabis company while her office was auditing the state’s oversight of the cannabis industry, according to The Oregonian.
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Fagan took a side job in February 2023 with Veriede Holding, an affiliate of Oregon cannabis company La Mota, against the advice of employees in her office who “strongly discouraged her” from doing so, The Oregonian reported, citing a preliminary review by the state’s Government Ethics Commission.
She resigned from the secretary of state’s post, an elected position that paid
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