The FBI raided the office of a powerful Virginia Democrat on Wednesday morning as part of what federal sources described as a major corruption investigation.
According to Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, federal agents were seen executing search warrants in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Melugin wrote on X that the FBI was raiding the office of Louise Lucas, the president pro tempore of the Virginia Senate and a longtime Democratic power broker.
BREAKING:@FoxNewsis on scene in Portsmouth, VA where the FBI is raiding the office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L Louise Lucas, a Democrat and close ally of VA Governor Spanberger. Fed law enforcement sources tell FOX this is in connection to a major corruption…pic.twitter.com/khN5fwt1Le
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_)May 6, 2026
He reported that federal law enforcement sources told Fox News the searches were tied to “a major corruption probe.” Lucas reportedly showed up on the scene as the raid was taking place, Melugin wrote.
Images from@AlexHoganTVlive shot on scene just now.pic.twitter.com/LWOADUgusc
— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_)May 6, 2026
Melugin added that agents were also serving warrants at a neighboring marijuana dispensary.
🚨 BREAKING: FBI conducting ‘court-authorized criminal search warrants’ at the office of Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas, federal law enforcement sources say
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