Oregon DOJ says no criminal charges warranted in OLCC bourbon scandal

Top officials at the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission were found to be buying up rare and sought-after bourbon before anyone in the public could.

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Department of Justice on Monday announced that no criminal charges will be filed against a handful of high-ranking Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) employees identified in a scheme to buy up rare and sought-after bourbon before members of the public could do so.

An OLCC internal investigation last year revealed that the then-executive director and five other agency officials had used their position to divert the sought-after bourbons, including Pappy Van Winkle’s 23-year-old whiskey, for their

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