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The Georgia RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations) Act is a law in the U.S. state of Georgia that makes a form of racketeering a felony. [1] Originally passed on March 20, 1980, it is known for being broader than the corresponding federal law, such as not requiring a monetary profit to have been made via the action for it to be a crime.
Those found guilty of racketeering can be fined up to $25,000 and sentenced to 20 years in prison per racketeering count. [2] In addition, the racketeer must forfeit all ill-gotten gains and interest in any business gained through a pattern of "racketeering activity." [3]
Five years of probation, $5,000 restitution, 100 hours of community service, a public apology to the state of Georgia, and to testify truthfully in future trials. [ 111 ] Hall and Powell had each originally been charged with seven felonies related to the Coffee County election equipment breach.
A Georgia judge declared a mistrial in the racketeering and gun ... He also racked up three No. 1 albums on the Billboard chart and won a Grammy Award in 2019 for song of the year for co ...
The Georgia judge overseeing Willis’s criminal election interference and racketeering case has scheduled an evidentiary hearing for Feb. 15 to address the motion to disqualify the DA and her ...
Sixty-one people have been indicted in Georgia on racketeering charges following a long-running state investigation into protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility in the ...
On October 29, 2024, Quamarvious Nichols pleaded guilty to a single count of violating Georgia's anti-racketeering laws in exchange for his other charges being dropped and was sentenced to 20 years in prison with seven to be served and 13 years of probation.
On April 1, 2015, eleven of the twelve defendants were convicted on racketeering charges under the Georgia RICO Act. [13] One teacher was found not guilty on all charges. [14] Nine of the 11 educators convicted of racketeering appealed. Two of those nine went directly to the appeals court, lost, and reported for prison in October 2018. [15]