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Todd Blanche Swears Arrest of Virginia Democrat Isn’t “Political Payback”

On Thursday, Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel announced racketeering, money laundering, and drug trafficking charges against state Sen. Louise Lucas, the 82-year-old legislator who just so happened to lead Virginia Democrats’ redistricting effort earlier this year. But if you’re wondering if this is just retribution against the…

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Trump-Ordered DOJ Lawsuit in Alaska Seen as First Salvo in GOP Effort to Undermine Midterm ElectionsOn the same day that Attorney General Todd Blanche declared the US Department of Justice would not "improperly" try to block states from certifying their elections, the DOJ appears to have taken its boldest step yet to do just that—at the apparent direction of President Donald Trump. The DOJ on Thursday filed an unprecedented complaint in Alaska asking a…

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DOJ: Virginia Democrat State Sen. Louise Lucas Charged with Drug Trafficking, Money LaunderingThe Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas (D) and several other individuals were charged with drug trafficking and money laundering. The post DOJ: Virginia Democrat State Sen. Louise Lucas Charged with Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering appeared first on Breitbart .

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Sen. Louise Lucas Indicted on Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering ChargesState Sen. L. Louise Lucas and six other people were charged Thursday with federal crimes involving an alleged conspiracy to sell marijuana and launder the resulting profits. Lucas, the president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate, was indicted by a grand jury on charges of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to possess and distribute marijuana, and…

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BREAKING: Virginia Democrat Louise Lucas Charged with Racketeering and Money Laundering in Cannabis Corruption Case, Patel Blasts Her During Press Conference (VIDEO) * The Gateway Pundit * by CassandrFederal authorities have charged 82-year-old Virginia State Senator L.

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WATCH: Blanche and Patel announce charges for Democratic Virginia lawmaker LucasVirginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, one of the state's most powerful Democrats, was charged on Thursday in connection with what federal authorities alleged was a role leading a wide-ranging criminal enterprise that acquired and distributed large quantities of marijuana and laundered the proceeds.

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FBI Says Director Patel In Virginia, Not RussiaFBI Director Kash Patel was in Virginia for a law enforcement-related event, the U.S. law enforcement agency said.

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What’s next in case against Sen. Louise Lucas, co-defendantsVirginia Sen. Louise Lucas, her family members and three former associates are expected to return to court in November to be arraigned on racketeering, marijuana distribution and money laundering conspiracy charges in Newport News' federal court.

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Virginia Democrat indicted on federal drug and money laundering chargesFederal authorities allege state senator L Louise Lucas, a vocal Trump critic, led a ‘criminal marijuana enterprise’ Virginia state senator L Louise Lucas, one of the state’s most powerful Democrats, was charged on Thursday in connection with what federal authorities alleged was a role leading a criminal enterprise that acquired and distributed large…

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High-ranking Virginia Senator charged in public corruption caseFederal authorities charged Virginia Democrat Louise Lucas with racketeering and a money laundering conspiracy as part of a public corruption case.

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