Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, the Democratic leader behind the state’s redistricting effort, was arrested Thursday in connection with an alleged bribery and racketeering scheme.
In a 45-page indictment filed in the Eastern District of Virginia, Lucas and six co-defendants were charged with conspiring to distribute and possess marijuana, conspiring to launder money, laundering money, and committing bribery by distributing large quantities of illegal marijuana under the auspices of her legal medical cannabis business.
Lucas, an 82-year-old great-grandmother, has served in the Virginia Senate since 1992. She faces five of the eight charges included in the indictment. These charges arrive five months after the FBI raided Lucas’s office in Portsmouth, Virginia, and the neighboring cannabis dispensary she co-owns.
More fascist BS.
What evidence?
My guess, they’re selectively apply the Controlled Substances Act on her. Since it’s still on the books as a schedule III drug, technically anyone running a dispensary is breaking the law and can be prosecuted federally.
Allegedly, they wire tapped her and caught her stating she did illegal things.
I’ll standby for the trial though because the entire thing hinges around marijuana anyways.
Edit: forgot to say, read the article hahaha. It talks about it. It’s surprisingly not “just” a trust-us situation… Allegedly…
My apologies. It’s a legal tactic used by defense lawyers. Upon initial questioning, rather than asking to see the evidence, this is their question. I believe asking to see the evidence could be construed as insinuation of guilt, at least in my area, as told to me by a defense attorney for someone else.
Maybe that’s changed? Maybe a criminal defense attorney could speak to this?
Oh that’s fun. Thanks for explaining!
You’re welcome!
Yeah, from what I know about the rank-and-file in these cases, they’re till pretty legit. They don’t even seek an indictment unless it’s a slam-dunk. But with this administration in charge, you never know.
I really hope it’s true, since they’re ruining her life.
If she’s exonerated, it shouldn’t cause financial/employment ruin, but psychological distress for which she will be well compensated. I suppose that could lead to financial/vocational ruin, in which case she and future generations should be well-compensated (e.g., inheritance).
trust us