“Hoyle keeps former La Mota employee contribution”

Corrupt Val Hoyle still has not returned all La Mota-tainted cash despite her claims.

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Highlights from the story:

• “While Hoyle was running for Congress last year, but still serving as the Commissioner of the Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries, she cajoled a committee that issued state apprenticeship grants to give $554,000 to a newly formed nonprofit called ENDVR, which was formed by Cazares and former La Mota employee Laura Vega, so ENDVR could pay Vega $97,000 and create a cannabis apprenticeship program.”
• “Laura gave Hoyle’s congressional campaign $1,000 back in April 2022, before Hoyle finally convinced the committee to issue the grant to ENDVR. According to Hoyle’s recently filed Federal Election Commission report, she’s kept that contribution.”
• “Turns out the grant, which used federal funds, was illegal under federal law. You can’t use federal funds to set up a cannabis apprenticeship program because cannabis is illegal under federal law. The new BOLI commissioner terminated the grant once La Mota became politically toxic. Willamette Week reported that ENDVR had already spent $97,000 by the time BOLI killed the grant.”

Reminder: Inside Elections shifted the 4^th district race toward Republicans due to Hoyle’s scandals.

“The problems keep coming for Val Hoyle, who hung onto toxic La Mota-linked cash despite claims to the contrary. Oregon deserves better than Hoyle’s constant corruption.” – NRCC Spokesperson Ben Petersen