Top Spanberger ally targeted in FBI corruption probe has long history of controversy
On Wednesday, the FBI raided the office of a Democratic state lawmaker with a history of financial and ethical controversies.During her more than four decades in politics, Virginia state Sen....
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On Wednesday, the FBI raided the office of a Democratic state lawmaker with a history of financial and ethical controversies. During her more than four decades in politics, Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas has faced controversies ranging from her handling of campaign funds to the way she runs her marijuana dispensary. Federal authorities have been investigating Lucas on suspicion of corruption and illegal marijuana sales for years, beginning under the Biden administration, sources familiar told Fox News Digital. Lucas' office did not respond to a request for comment sent by Fox News Digital on Wednesday. The raid comes after years of scrutiny over Lucas’ political conduct, business dealings and public behavior. FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN TURNED VA GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE ABIGAIL SPANBERGER ACCUSED OF ETHICS VIOLATION Lucas has been a central figure in the commonwealth’s redistricting fight and is widely considered the driving force behind Virginia’s new map, which voters narrowly approved but is currently held up in court. When Sen. Ted Cruz , R-Texas, lambasted Virginia Democrats over what he and others have largely characterized as a push to gerrymander the commonwealth for political ends, Lucas issued a profane response that she "f---ing finished" what Republicans started on a federal level. She also has dropped several memes and GIFs on social media condemning former Gov. Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Republicans like Rep. Jennifer Kiggans of Virginia Beach — and has enlisted background tracks such as Famous Dex’s "Hoes Mad." VIRGINIA DEMOCRAT GIVES PROFANITY-LACED RESPONSE TO CRUZ'S CRITICISM OF THE STATE'S REDISTRICTING PUSH One such post includes an artificially generated image of Kiggans and Reps. Ben Cline, Rob Wittman and John McGuire, wearing McDonald’s uniforms, while a dig at Kiggans had the caption "you want fries with that." Wittman was shown being pulled away from the House Armed Services Committee gavel, the panel for which he is considered the chair-in…