The Oregon Department of Justice has issued an order asking the Portland Marathon to provide an extensive list of financial and organizational documents.

The order, dated Tuesday, June 20, lists 13 categories of items the Portland Marathon must produce, including "all financial statements, budgets reports, balance sheets, and general ledgers," and "all documents related to any agreements or transactions between the organization and Next Events Productions, LLC and/or IMFTAPPAREL, LLC, including documents evidencing payments to either entity."

The Portland Marathon must produce the items, which cover the time period from Jan. 1, 2014 to present, by July 26.

"The purpose of this investigation," reads the order, "is to find out whether there has been a violation of the Oregon Charitable Trust and Corporations Act, ORS 128.610 through 128.750, the Oregon Nonprofit Corporations Act, ORS 65.001 et seq., the Charitable Solicitations Act, ORS 128.01 through 128.898, or common law."

Last week, KGW reported that the DOJ was reviewing the Portland Marathon "for possible conflicts of interest at the 501(c)(3) nonprofit."

That revelation came the same week the Portland Bureau of Transportation declined to issue a permit to the marathon for their 2017 event when the marathon submitted a course route that did not allow for fewer available police.

While that permit is still technically declined, PBOT has put the process of appeal on hold while they try to negotiate a solution with the marathon.

According to the marathon's 990 tax forms, the Portland Marathon has had two board members since 2011: Les Smith, the event director and president, and Mamie Wheeler, vice president and medical director. Oregon law requires that nonprofits have three board members.

KGW also reported that there are also possible conflicts of interest between the Portland Marathon and Next Events, a for-profit events consulting company run by Smith and Wheeler.

The Oregon Secretary of State's business registry shows that IMFTAPPAREL, LLC also lists Mamie Wheeler as one of its members, along with Alexander Okafor, who is listed as CEO with an address in Texas.

The registry shows that IMFTAPPAREL, LLC dissolved in May 2017.

Both IMFTAPPAREL LLC and Next Events Productions LLC are registered at the same business address on Northwest Bethany Boulevard.

Smith told the Oregonian/OregonLive over email Thursday that the Portland Marathon would comply with the DOJ order.

-- Lizzy Acker

503-221-8052

lacker@oregonian.com, @lizzzyacker