{
  "id": 16152055,
  "title": "Prominent Virginia senator charged over allegations she ran criminal marijuana scheme",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/prominent-virginia-senator-charged-over-allegations-she-ran-criminal",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T04:35:53.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/prominent-virginia-senator-charged-over-allegations-she-ran-criminal-marijuana-scheme/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Federal prosecutors arrested a prominent Virginia lawmaker on Thursday over allegations she oversaw a criminal marijuana enterprise. Democratic state Senator L Louise Lucas and six other people, including her family members, have been charged in relation to a sweeping racketeering case that allegedly involves fraud, drug violations, and bribery. Lucas, 82, claimed the prosecution was [...] The…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "News Wrap: Virginia state senator charged with running criminal marijuana enterprise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/news-wrap-virginia-state-senator-charged-with-running-criminal",
        "published": "2026-10-22T22:50:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Virginia Democratic lawmaker accused of running illegal marijuana enterprise",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/22/virginia-democratic-lawmaker-accused-of-running-illegal-marijuana",
        "published": "2026-10-22T23:41:12.000Z"
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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."
}