Before anyone dismisses Louise Lucas’s indictment as another “Donald Trump political prosecution,” read it.
This is a detailed, 45-page federal indictment bearing the names of career federal prosecutors Eric Hurt and Brian Samuels. It contains specific dates, financial transactions, text messages, and alleged conversations.
An indictment is NOT a finding of guilt. Lucas and the other defendants are presumed innocent, and prosecutors must prove their charges beyond a reasonable doubt. But this is a very serious charging document.
Among its allegations:
• $100,000 supplied by the FBI: Prosecutors allege Lucas accepted the money at her legislative office in Richmond as a partial repayment connected to a marijuana business investment. The indictment separately alleges that repayment was exchanged for her continued work to steer a license. Pages 26 and 34.
• Legislation and personal profit: Prosecutors allege she discussed pending marijuana legislation, a license for a co-conspirator, and sharing the proceeds, saying: “this is our last chance at generational wealth . . .. I’ve got too old to not be greedy.” Page 27.
• Licensing leverage: Prosecutors allege she told legislators they were trying to disqualify a prospective applicant until he repaid her money. Page 28.
• An alleged admission: The indictment attributes to Lucas a statement acknowledging that her earlier conduct was illegal, during a discussion about legislation making it legal. Pages 27–28.
• Large-scale marijuana trafficking: The indictment charges a conspiracy involving at least 100 kilograms of marijuana, along with racketeering, money laundering, and honest-services fraud.
Calling it political does not answer those allegations. They deserve scrutiny, and the defendants deserve a fair trial.
Read it yourself:
https://t.co/1i8weWohuJ
Every so often I read something on X and think “Wow, I wish I had written that. It’s pure poetry.”
Such is the case with the below masterwork.
I’m jealous.
Ilhan Omar's case is mired in confusion about her many marriages – 4 marriages to 3 different men – and her various names.
This infographic lays out what is publicly known.
BREAKING: Virginia Democrat Louise Lucas and her family were just federally indicted following a massive investigation into a drug trafficking ring run by Lucas herself.
The indictment alleged that Lucas managed a sprawling drug-trafficking operation that included bribery, wire fraud, money laundering, and that she also corruptly used her official legislative office to benefit her business and disadvantage any potential competitors.
The facts alleged in the indictment are wild. According to the Feds, Louise Lucas was picked up on a wiretap stating that the drug-trafficking operation was her “last chance” to “get generational wealth.”
Lucas was also caught on wiretaps bragging about using her office to block potential competitors in the drug-trafficking business. “We trying to disqualify [unindicted co-conspirator 2] until he pays me back my money,” Lucas said.
Lucas bragged on wiretaps about her ability to control the police as well. “The whole police department protected us,” Lucas said.
Ilhan Omar on her father’s naturalization papers: “The people who knocked on my door searching for papers literally have his papers”
DHS: The records do not exist.
New court documents unsealed reveal Ilhan Omar has been living under a fraudulent identity...her real name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi.
This could mean every single government document she has ever filled out has been fraudulent. Her whole time in America she has been trying to cover up who she is.
Also interesting to note that her brother’s name is Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.
Her father was a high-ranking lieutenant in Somalia who fled war crimes. Her sister knows who Ilhan really is.
Did her own family turn on her?