L. Louise Lucas office and dispensary raided by FBI
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Updated · Fox News · May 9
L. Louise Lucas office and dispensary raided by FBI
13 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 9
The searches targeted the Virginia senator’s Portsmouth office and cannabis business; Lucas, 81, was not detained or charged, and reports said the financial probe began under Joe Biden.
Officials and media reports said investigators were examining corruption, bribery and illegal cannabis activity, while Virginia Democrats alleged political targeting by Donald Trump’s administration and urged restraint pending facts.
The raid hit as Lucas, a three-decade Democratic powerbroker, faced a setback after a court undid her redistricting effort, a development seen as aiding Republicans’ bid to keep the House.
Was the raid on a powerful senator's business about cannabis laws, or a deeper probe into financial corruption?
What does a federal raid on a top official's dispensary signal for the future of the state-legal cannabis industry?