The FBI is executing search warrants at the office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, a Democrat, as part of a corruption probe.

“Fed law enforcement sources tell FOX this is in connection to a major corruption probe, and the FBI is serving multiple search warrants, approved by a federal judge, at her office and a next door cannabis dispensary,” Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin wrote.

FOX 5 DC noted:

Officials have not disclosed what specific evidence agents are seeking or whether any charges have been filed.

It is also unclear how the cannabis dispensary is connected to the investigation.

“MULTIPLE arrests have been made in the FBI raids connected to Democrat VA Sen. Louise Lucas,” journalist Nick Sortor said.

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“FBI SWAT teams pulled up with weapons drawn ordering everyone in the Sen. Lucas-connected dispensary next to her office come out with their hands up, before making arrests. TEN locations are currently being raided after a judge signed off on federal search warrants. Sen. Lucas is NOT in custody at this time,” he added.

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Fox News shared further:

The raids put more political pressure on Spanberger, who already is facing tumbling polling numbers as many critics accuse her of forcing down a far-left agenda on the once-purple state.

This is not the first political firestorm Lucas has faced.

In addition to serving as the Virginia Senate president pro tempore and chair of the Finance & Appropriations Committee, Lucas also is co-owner of a cannabis business. The cannabis shop previously has faced scrutiny after an investigation reported that some products were allegedly mislabeled or exceeded legal THC limits, raising regulatory concerns under Virginia law.

Lucas has been a longtime supporter of marijuana legalization in Virginia, co-sponsoring the 2021 law that legalized possession and continuing to back efforts to establish a regulated retail market.

This story is developing. 

 

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