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Virginia's Sen. Louise Lucas indicted on drug and money laundering charges as FBI probe marijuana enterprise

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Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, listens to debate on the Senate floor, Feb. 17. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly)

Democrat Virginia Senator L. Louise Lucas was indicted on Thursday on charges of racketeering and conspiracy to sell marijuana. FBI Director Kash Patel said in a statement that Sen. Lucas allegedly ran a “criminal marijuana enterprise” with a “close-knit group of family members and associates.” Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, listens to … Read more

The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal

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The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal

By Sarah Kinosian, Marianna Parraga and Gram Slattery The Venezuelan billionaire the US investigated for money laundering now has a Pentagon oil deal CARACAS/MIAMI, Sept 5 – The billionaire who helped broker the Trump administration’s sweeping long-term oil deal with Venezuela was until recently a target of U.S. money-laundering investigations involving funds embezzled from the … Read more