Gov. Tina Kotek directed her staff Tuesday to authorize the extradition of a woman whose suspected embezzlement from the Eugene Weekly led to layoffs, reversing a controversial decision by one of her staffers who had denied law enforcement’s request to bring the woman back to Oregon.
Kotek revisited the call by Nicole Townsend to deny the Lane County district attorney’s request to return Elisha Young, 38, to Oregon from central Ohio, where she was arrested May 6.
“After further consideration and reflecting on the impact to the broader community by the theft committed against the Eugene Weekly, the Governor directed staff today to approve the extradition,” Roxy Mayer, Kotek’s spokesperson, said in an email…