Federal authorities executed a search warrant on Wednesday morning at the offices of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas (D), a key player in the state’s congressional redistricting fight, as part of a corruption investigation, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill’s sister network NewsNation.
Multiple FBI vehicles were positioned outside Lucas’s office in Portsmouth, Virginia, according to Nexstar affiliate WAVY. The outlet also reported a law enforcement presence at a nearby cannabis store co-owned by Lucas.
A spokesperson for the FBI Norfolk field office told The Hill in a statement that agents were executing a “court-authorized federal search warrant” in Portsmouth but declined to provide further details.
“There is no threat to public safety,” the spokesperson said. “This is an ongoing investigation and no further information is publicly available at this time.”