Doitchin Krastev, aka Jason Robert Evers / Should the OLCC be held responsible?

A reader recently brought up a previous subject, Doitchin Krastev, who allegedly is serving time in prison, and will later be deported to his home country of Bulgaria.  I doubt the deportation part of his sentence will ever materialize.  The U.S. isn’t very good at that type of follow-up.

The reader stated:  “I worked for a distillery in Bend, Oregon that he frequently harassed. This man is a liar and he cost a lot of people thousands and thousands of dollars due to his false accusations. We complained so much that the OLCC moved him to another county. This was short-lived because they moved him back after a short time. Several bar owners in Bend sued due to his harassment.”

True's Comment:  Krastev was, of course, a Bulgarian – in the country illegally – using the name of a murdered child, Jason Robert Evers.  Additionally, he was able to obtain, under false pretenses, an enforcement position within the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.  A circumstance that the OLCC has made no real attempt to explain.

The reader went on to ask:  “Due to his lack of identity, and therefore authority, shouldn't all of his fines and tickets that he wrote become null and void?”

True’s Answer:  An interesting question, but it is doubtful that the establishments penalized by Krastev would be able to reverse those fines.  Furthermore, a legal attempt to do so might prove more expensive than it’s worth – at least on an individual basis.

However, if there are a number of like-minded establishments with similar Krastev harassment issues – as you’ve described – you might be able to file a class action suit against the OLCC.  Clearly the OLCC did not exercise due diligence in its hiring practice.  If that legal position could be established, the OLCC may have to void those cases, and make whole any establishments penalized under Krastev’s watch.

True Nelson