Auditors under former Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan failed to maintain the public trust when their boss moonlighted for a cannabis company amid an audit about marijuana regulation, 俄勒冈州司法部的一份审查报告得出结论.
这份报告, 星期三公布的, recommends that the state temporarily remove the audit linked to the rapid downfall of Fagan from its website 和 review it. 费根辞职 今年5月，《pg电子游戏哪个平台好》(Willamette Week)报道说她有10美元,000-per-month consulting contract with Veriede Holding LLC, an affiliate of the La Mota cannabis dispensary chain.
在费根的催促下, secretary of state auditors interviewed La Mota representatives as part of an audit of the Oregon Liquor 和 Cannabis Commission’s marijuana regulation, 评论说. The Oregon Department of Justice hired California-based Sjoberg Evashenk Consulting – an expert in audits – to complete the outside review after Gov. 蒂娜·科特克要求进行外部检查.
俄勒冈州司法部长艾伦·罗森布鲁姆在接受采访时说 一个字母 to Kotek that was released Wednesday that the Secretary of State’s Office needs to review the audit to help regain the public’s trust.
Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade, appointed to 取代费根, said in a statement she will reevaluate the evidence in the audit 和 based on its results, 可能会采取额外行动.
“这份报告 reaffirms what we all know to be true: former Secretary Shemia Fagan’s actions compromised public trust in the audit,格里芬-瓦拉德说. “In auditing we call this a ‘threat to independence in appearance.’”
The audit called for the Oregon Liquor 和 Cannabis Commission to update marijuana regulations to encourage growth in the industry 和 ensure equitable opportunities for various communities.
直到审查结束, Griffin-Valade will not decide to remove the audit from the website, 劳拉·科恩斯说, 办公室发言人.
国务卿的收入是77美元,000 a year 和 with a staff of more than 200 employees, 监督选举, audits of state agencies 和 business filings for Oregonians.
在声明中, Kotek说她对Griffin-Valade很有信心, 前摩特诺玛县审计员, 和 her plans to review the case 和 restore trust in the office.
“I expect that this report will inform her ongoing efforts to make certain that Oregon’s audits are objective, 独立并符合专业标准,Kotek说.
评审的结果
The review didn’t find evidence that Fagan or her consulting work influenced the outcome 和 findings of the audit. But it did find that auditors did not take her conflict seriously enough or consider the impact it would have on the perception of their independence, 谁是赢得公众信任的关键.
Fagan recused herself from the audit, but that wasn’t enough, the review concluded.
“When the circumstances surrounding former Secretary Fagan’s recusal 和 resignation became known to the Division of Audits, it did not take sufficient steps to identify 和 assess threats to (its) independence,评论说.
The audits team should have taken steps to ensure public trust in the audit, such as adding audit reviewers or obtaining more evidence to bolster the findings 和 show the work was accurate 和 balanced, 评论说.
The audit team considered the conflict of Fagan’s consulting on individual auditors 和 the team, but failed to consider its impact on the organization’s reputation.“The SOS Division of Audits did not fully vet the situation to evaluate whether the independence threat at the organization level was acceptable or not,评论说.
The Oregon Department of Justice paid the company $88,000元供检讨, 每小时收费从130美元到255美元不等, 一位发言人说.
政治传奇还没有结束. The Oregon Government Ethics Commission has two pending cases: one on Fagan’s consulting contract 和 another on 她的旅行 和 whether she improperly brought family members on trips or double-dipped into her campaign fund 和 the state.
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