Posted on 02/12/2023 8:18:54 AM PST by Saije
SALEM, Ore. -- The Oregon Department of Justice is opening a criminal investigation into allegations that senior officials in the state's alcohol regulatory agency violated ethics laws by diverting rare, sought-after bourbons for personal use, the state attorney general said Friday.
The officials said they were paying for the whiskey, which can cost thousands of dollars a bottle, but they allegedly used their knowledge and connections at the commission to obtain the products, according to an internal investigation by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
The practice had purportedly been going on for many years and involved not only state employees but also members of the Oregon Legislature, the OLCC investigator was told.
The practice consequently deprived well-heeled whiskey aficionados among the public of the tiny-batch boutique bourbons.
It also violated several Oregon statutes, including one that prohibits public officials from using confidential information for personal gain, according to the commission’s investigation.
Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek expressed outrage at the findings and on Wednesday asked the OLCC board of commissioners to fire Executive Director Steve Marks and others who have been implicated.
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I thought having a gov job was all about getting on the inside track.
An old saying used to be that “cops always have the best porn and the best dope.”
I guess that can be expanded to include the best booze.
Pappy is very hard to find.
When they say “personal use” the mean reselling it for profit. Even “good” government” is nothing but force and theft. We only tolerate “good government” because the alternative is a murderous anarchy fueled by thousands of tyrants.
The cheap wine of underaged drinkers, everywhere (the 70s).
They stole all the PAPPY!
Yep- we bought a 1 gallon jug of it back in the day- horrible headache from it too-
Some pigs are more equal than others.
“(the 70s).”
the 60s
Not “Mad Dog 20/20” ??
:)
No :)
Stood the test of time.
The hangovers were the worst.
AND a government job where you can afford thousand dollar bottles of bourbon.
And Kotek’s “outrage” is a show. She is mad they just got caught and now has to get booze like every other chump.
Agreed- only drank it a few times when $$ was low-
They did it for love, not because they're crooks.
I mean come on...gov’t going to gov’t.
Sure gov’t employees make more money than their private sector counterparts and have guaranteed pensions. But if you take away their ability to commit fraud waste and abuse to make even more money, who will want to work in gov’t?
Up to the early 90s.
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