# 82-year-old US senator Louise Lucas charged with running a marijuana ring

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- Published: 2026-10-23T19:15:15+00:00
- Author: Olamide

Federal prosecutors have arrested a prominent Virginia lawmaker over allegations
that she oversaw a criminal marijuana enterprise.

 

Democratic state Senator L. Louise Lucas, 82,  and six other people, including her
family members, have been charged in relation to a sweeping racketeering case that
allegedly involves fraud, drug violations, and bribery.

 

She faces five sets of felony charges, according to court documents: racketeering
conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute marijuana, conspiracy to launder money, conspiracy
to commit honest services fraud, and maintaining a drug premise.

 

Both of the politician’s daughters and her grandson are among the alleged co-conspirators.

 

According to the filing in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia,
Lucas and at least six other associates “were members and associates of the Lucas
Enterprise, a criminal organization, which was engaged in, among other things, conspiracy
to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana.”

 

Lucas, the Virginia Senate president pro tempore, posted a response on social media
on Thursday, October 22.

 

> “Today, the FBI, the Department of Justice, and the full weight of the federal
> government have been wielded against an 82-year-old great-grandmother. I grew 
> up under Jim Crow. I’ve seen what happens when people in power try to silence 
> those who stand up to them. I spent my life fighting back, and I’m not stopping
> now. I’m not new to this. I’m true to this. I will not be intimidated. I will 
> not be bullied. And I will not back down,” it said.

 

The arrest comes as federal law enforcement continues investigating political opponents
of the president.

 

US Attorney General Todd Blanche denied Lucas’s case was political.

 

> “We’re here today because of facts and evidence, which led to this investigation
> to begin many years ago, and facts and evidence that led to the grand jury to 
> indict Senator Lucas and her alleged co-conspirators,” he said. “And the facts
> and evidence will continue to guide our federal prosecutors in this case.”

 

The Associated Press reported in May that a criminal investigation of Lucas began
during Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration. Blanche said the investigation
started “long before President Trump was reelected.”

 

“We don’t do political paybacks,” Blanche said.

 

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  TL;DR (AI Generated)

Eighty-two-year-old Virginia state Senator L.

Louise Lucas and six associates, including several family members, have been charged
in a federal racketeering case involving drug distribution, money laundering, and
bribery.

Prosecutors allege that Lucas oversaw a criminal enterprise centered around marijuana
distribution and fraud, though the senator has vowed to fight the charges and denied
intimidation.

While Lucas claims the federal prosecution is politically motivated, Attorney General
Todd Blanche maintained that the indictment is based solely on facts and evidence
from a long-standing investigation.

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