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Allegation: Top officials at the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission kept a rare and long-sought-after bourbon set aside for themselves.

At the request of Gov. Tina Kotek, the director of Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission Steve Marks is stepping down from his position amid an investigation into allegations that agency

An internal inquiry had found that Steve Marks, executive director of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, and other officials had diverted bottles of rare bourbons so they could buy them in stores.

Steve Marks and other senior officials are accused of using their positions to divert rare, sought-after bourbons for personal use.

Tina Nieto, sheriff of Monterey County, Calif., said "Today is a happy day!" at a news conference unveiling an oft-stolen park statue of the iconic, mischievous comic-strip character Dennis the Menace, found submerged in a lake.

Oregon’s convoluted regulatory system helps explain how this scandal happened.

The Oregon Department of Justice on Friday announced it would open a criminal investigation into the diversion of Kentucky bourbon by Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission officials for their own

Oregon’s convoluted regulatory system helps explain how this scandal happened.

Allegation: Top officials at the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission kept a rare and long-sought-after bourbon set aside for themselves.

Director of regulatory group, a longtime Democratic aide, in the crosshairs.