{
  "id": 16093294,
  "title": "Federal prosecutors charge top Virginia Democrat in alleged drug, racketeering scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/federal-prosecutors-charge-top-virginia-democrat-in-alleged-drug",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-22T18:41:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/federal-prosecutors-charge-top-virginia-democrat-in-alleged-drug-racketeering-scheme/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Top Virginia Democrat L. Louise Lucas has been charged in connection to an alleged drug and racketeering scheme, the Justice Department announced Thursday. CBS News' Sarah Lynch has more.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas is charged with drug trafficking and money laundering, DOJ says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/virginia-state-sen-l-louise-lucas-is-charged-with-drug-trafficking",
        "published": "2026-10-22T14:00:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Virginia's Sen. Louise Lucas indicted on drug and money laundering charges as FBI probe ‘marijuana enterprise’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/virginias-sen-louise-lucas-indicted-on-drug-and-money-laundering",
        "published": "2026-10-22T18:30:45.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}