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Virginia State Senator, 82, Indicted in Alleged Cannabis Empire
Federal authorities have indicted 82-year-old Virginia State Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas on multiple felony counts, alleging she operated an illegal family cannabis ring generating $4.5 million over five years. Lucas, a high-ranking Democrat, surrendered to law enforcement alongside six family members and associates. She has dismissed the charges as a politically motivated silencing attempt, though investigators presented wiretapped conversations implicating her in the scheme.