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Dem Leader Of Virginia Senate Arrested On Public Corruption Charges

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Sen. L. Louise Lucas, the Democrat leader of the Virginia state Senate, was charged Thursday with racketeering, money laundering, drug trafficking offenses, bribery, and more in a public corruption case related to her family marijuana business.

Attorney General Todd Blanche, FBI Director Kash Patel, and First Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Theophani Stamos announced the charges at a Norfolk, Virginia, press conference, where Blanche said the investigation predates the Trump administration. In addition to Lucas, her two daughters, a grandson, and three other associates were also charged.

“The charges alleged in this indictment reveal the behavior of a public servant who put her own financial interests before the people she was elected to serve. Our federal prosecutors will continue to be guided by the facts and evidence that led a grand jury to indict Ms. Lucas and her alleged co-conspirators,” Blanche said.

“The charges allege Lucas and a close-knit group of family members and associates used Lucas’ position as Chairwoman of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee to protect their criminal marijuana enterprise — the ‘Lucas Enterprise’ — insulating the business from criminal scrutiny and influencing legislation to financially benefit themselves,” Patel added.

The 52-page indictment against Lucas, the president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, was secured Oct. 14 and unsealed Thursday. Lucas surrendered........

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