The FBI executed a search warrant Wednesday morning at the Portsmouth office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas, part of an ongoing federal corruption investigation.
The FBI confirmed it was conducting a court-authorized search warrant in Portsmouth but did not provide details on the scope or targets of the investigation.
Federal agents were seen at Lucas’s district office on Wednesday morning. Agents also entered a nearby cannabis dispensary identified as The Cannabis Outlet.
No criminal charges had been announced as of Wednesday afternoon. Authorities also had not disclosed whether Lucas herself was a target of the investigation.
Lucas, a Democrat from Portsmouth, has served in the Virginia Senate since 1992. She holds a top leadership post and played a key role in Virginia’s recent redistricting debate.
Lucas supported a constitutional amendment approved by voters in April that could change the state’s congressional map.
State House Speaker Don Scott said he was deeply concerned by the FBI search. “Right now, there is far more theatrics and speculation than actual information available to the public,” Scott, a Democrat, said in a statement, adding that more facts were needed “before anyone rushes to political conclusions.”
As of Wednesday evening, the FBI had not released the search warrant affidavit or any related court documents.