by James C. Sherlock

This author was just contacted by a local TV station, which notified him that the FBI is currently executing a search warrant at Lucas Lodge in Portsmouth.  L. Louise Lucas, President Pro Tempore of the Virginia Senate and Chair of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, is the CEO of Lucas Lodge.

For anyone wanting to know the background of the Lucas Lodge story, read Jim Sherlock’s dogged reporting on Bacon’s Rebellion. — JAB

Part 1: Betrayal

Part 2: The Virginia General Assembly

Part 3: Out-of-Control Programs

Part 4: Portsmouth

Part 5: Lucas Lodge LLC

The Virginia Senate’s Louise Lucas Dilemma

For broader context, here’s a list of Sherlock’s coverage of the nursing home industry and Medicaid fraud generally. The Lucas Lodge story is the tip of the iceberg of what warrants public attention.