Virginia political leaders on Thursday reacted to the news that a Norfolk grand jury charged state Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, with racketeering conspiracy, money laundering and illegal distribution of marijuana.
Sen. Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, center, speaks with Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, left, and Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, during a reconvened legislative session to vote on Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s amendments to the Virginia budget, Monday, June 29, 2026 at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va.
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Attorney General Jay Jones greets Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, before Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers a speech to the assembly money committees, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.
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NORFOLK — Nearly two weeks after FBI agents raided the businesses of state Sen. Louise Lucas in Portsmouth, she said she still knows nothing about the raid or what’s being investigated. On May 6, a bevy of federal agents executed search warrants on the office and businesses of Lucas, including The Cannabis Outlet in Portsmouth. The FBI also raided The CBD Shoppe in Norfolk the same day. The ...
A U.S. District Court judge authorized the FBI to monitor state Sen. Louise Lucas’ phone communications between March 6 and April 6 of this year, according to sealed federal court records.
The FBI is executing a search warrant in Portsmouth, where Hampton Roads television stations are showing FBI agents at a building housing offices of state Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth.
Theophani K. Stamos, first assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia
Sen. Ryan McDougle, R-Hanover, center, speaks with Senate Majority Leader Scott Surovell, D-Fairfax, left, and Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, during a reconvened legislative session to vote on Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s amendments to the Virginia budget, Monday, June 29, 2026 at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va.
Attorney General Jay Jones greets Sen. Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, before Gov. Abigail Spanberger delivers a speech to the assembly money committees, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2026.
