THOMAS: A ‘Pawn’ in Louise Lucas’ Game of Life
Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas has denied knowledge of a raid on her businesses linked to COVID relief fraud. Carlton Upton Jr., facing federal indictment, claims he was a 'pawn' in a scheme involving Lucas. The silence from prominent Virginia Democrats regarding the situation has raised questions about their response to the allegations.
- ▪Louise Lucas has stated she knows nothing about the raid on her businesses.
- ▪Carlton Upton Jr. claims he is a 'pawn' in an alleged scheme related to COVID relief fraud.
- ▪The Department of Justice reports thousands have been charged with COVID relief fraud, with significant financial losses.
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Home – State Politics & News – THOMAS: A ‘Pawn’ in Louise Lucas’ Game of Life opinion THOMAS: A ‘Pawn’ in Louise Lucas’ Game of Life Joe Thomas • May 18, 2026 Print Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas (D-VA). (Mike Kropf-Pool/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); “I know nothing” was what Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore Louise Lucas told the Virginian-Pilot over the weekend regarding the raid of her businesses.
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