Federal agents execute search warrants at the office and business of Virginia State Senator Louise Lucas as part of a corruption investigation.
The FBI has conducted raids at the office and a business of a top Democratic lawmaker in the US state of Virginia as part of a corruption investigation, a move the senator dismissed as politically motivated.
Louise Lucas, a long-serving member of the Virginia State Senate, is the co-owner of a legal marijuana dispensary business that is a target of the probe. Asked about the raid, the FBI said it was 'executing a court-authorised federal search warrant' in Portsmouth, Virginia, as part of an ongoing investigation but declined to specify the details.
Lucas said the actions 'are about far more than one state senator; they are about power and who is allowed to use it on behalf of the people.
'She added: 'What we saw fits a clear pattern from this administration: when challenged, they try to intimidate and silence the voices who stand up to them. 'Political tensions riseLucas was instrumental in the recent move to redraw Virginia's congressional districts, an initiative that could see Democrats pick up four more seats in the House of Representatives. The push comes amid a nationwide battle to redraw maps ahead of the November midterm elections.
While the investigation reportedly started during the Biden administration, Representative Bobby Scott questioned the timing. He noted the recent indictment of former FBI director James Comey and a failed attempt to bring charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James.
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