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Virginia senator Lucas charged; Hubbard freed from Russia

Lucas chairs the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, and the FBI director says she used that post to insulate the enterprise from scrutiny; she faces five of eight charges.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVirginia State Senator L. Louise Lucas has been charged in a public corruption case, the Justice Department says, and she surrendered to authorities this morning.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe indictment runs forty-five pages with eight charges, and Lucas faces five of them.

  3. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorProsecutors say she allegedly directed a scheme to buy and sell over one hundred kilograms of illegal marijuana, and six other defendants are charged too, including relatives.

  4. Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe charges landed twelve days before a midterm election, which NBC News calls unusual for federal authorities.

  5. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAmerican Stephen Hubbard is back in the United States after nearly four years in a Russian prison.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHe landed at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio early this morning.

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  1. GOP congressman says Trump's leverage is shot after Russia waiver · National Review
  2. The latest: Ohio ad, Omar raid, Hubbard, Brewers, King Charles · Fox News
  3. Jack Jouett, the 'Paul Revere of the South,' Gets His Due · The Federalist
  4. Russia frees teacher Stephen Hubbard; shark Bukangi swims free · NBC News
  5. Lawmakers say U.S. briefing showed Russia targeting Democrats with… · Japan Today
  6. Feds charge Virginia lawmaker who was key to redistricting push · CBS News
  7. Virginia senator Lucas charged; Hubbard freed from Russia (this story)

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