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| FBI raids Spanberger ally office as federal corruption probe targets cannabis business |
| 2026-05-07 |
| [FoxNews] Agents simultaneously searched a cannabis dispensary believed to be connected to the longtime state senator The FBI has raided the office of a powerful Virginia Democratic lawmaker and ally of Gov. Abigail Spanberger as part of a federal corruption and illegal marijuana sale probe, Fox News has learned. Longtime state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, a major power broker in Virginia politics who stumped for Spanberger on the campaign trail in 2025, is now at the center of a major FBI corruption probe, according to federal law enforcement sources. A federal law enforcement source familiar with the case clarified that the corruption probe was opened by the FBI during the Biden administration. Agents executed court-authorized criminal search warrants at Lucas’ office in Portsmouth, Virginia, Wednesday, according to federal law enforcement sources. The FBI simultaneously carried out a SWAT-team search of a nearby cannabis dispensary co-owned by Lucas. At least three people were detained during the raids. The state senator arrived at her office as the raids were being conducted. She told Fox News that she had no idea what the FBI agents were doing at her office. 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 has previously 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. Related: Abigail Spanberger 05/05/2026 Spanberger Hints That Virginia Could See Taxes on Gym Memberships and Streaming Services Abigail Spanberger 04/26/2026 California DOGE leader slams Newsom, Bonta over state's massive fraud issues: Abigail Spanberger 04/21/2026 Spanberger Rips Up Confederate Heritage To Separate Virginians From Their History |
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