FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe
The search also targeted a nearby cannabis dispensary linked to Lucas, and the FBI said there is no threat to public safety.
- On Wednesday, federal officials raided the Portsmouth office of Virginia Senator L. Louise Lucas, with the FBI executing a court-authorized federal search warrant.
- Lucas, an 82-year-old Portsmouth-native, has served in the Virginia State Senate since 1991 and currently holds the position of Senate President Pro Tempore.
- The FBI stated there is "no threat to public safety" while executing the warrant, and the investigation remains ongoing with no further details currently available.
- WTKR News 3 reporter Brendan Ponton observed the FBI Evidence Response Team photographing the scene and approached Lucas as she left the location in a vehicle Wednesday morning.
- Lucas is a vocal critic of President Donald Trump and an architect of Virginia's redrawn Congressional districts, which voters approved last month but face legal challenges before the Virginia Supreme Court.
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