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News Articles: RICO

A photo of 26-year-old Tortuguita, who was shot and killed by a Georgia state trooper, is seen on a makeshift memorial in Weelaunee People's Park near Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 21, 2023. Photo by Elijah Nouvelage for The Washington Post/via Getty Images

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New podcast, citing leaked docs, reveals details on training center protester's killing

We Came to the Forest, a new podcast hosted by Matt Shaer, reveals new details about the killing of Manuel Esteban Paez Terán, also known as Tortuguita.

January 28, 2025
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  • Peter Biello
The Fulton County Superior Courthouse is seen, Thursday, March 14, 2024, in Atlanta.

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Last 2 defendants not guilty of murder in gang trial that led to rapper Young Thug's guilty plea

The long-running gang and racketeering trial in Atlanta that led rapper Young Thug to plead guilty in October has ended with a jury finding the last two defendants not guilty of murder and gang-related charges.

December 03, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis looks on during a hearing on the Georgia election interference case, March, 1, 2024, in Atlanta. A Georgia appeals court has agreed to review a lower court ruling allowing Fani Willis to continue to prosecute the election interference case she brought against Donald Trump.

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After Trump’s election, future murky for Fulton RICO case against president and Georgia allies

The Georgia Court of Appeals’ scheduled Dec. 5 hearing on the latest development in the Fulton County racketeering indictments of President-elect Donald Trump and his allies remains on track despite the results of last week’s presidential election. But questions still linger about the case against Trump and his remaining 14 co-defendants.

November 13, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Young Thug attends the 3rd Annual Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in New York.

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Rapper Young Thug pleads guilty to gang, drug and gun charges

Rapper Young Thug has pleaded guilty to gang, drug and gun charges. Lead prosecutor Adriane Love says 33-year-old Grammy winning artist, whose given name is Jeffery Williams, entered his pleas without reaching a deal with prosecutors.

October 31, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Signs are posted for the "Stop Cop City" movement at one of their headquarters, Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Georgia prosecutors drop all 15 counts of money laundering against 3 'Cop City' activists

Georgia prosecutors have dropped all 15 counts of money laundering that were levied against three Atlanta organizers accused of misusing a bail fund to aid violent protests against the city's proposed police and fire training center.

September 18, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Demonstrators march to the courthouse supporting 61 defendants that are being arraigned on RICO charges related to vandalism at the site of the new Public Safety Training Center, outside the a Fulton County courthouse, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Georgia prosecutors committed 'gross negligence' with emails in 'Cop City' case, judge says

A Georgia judge has chastised state prosecutors for mishandling confidential emails between a defense attorney and three Atlanta activists who face racketeering charges connected to violent protests against a police and firefighter training center that critics call "Cop City."

August 01, 2024
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  • Associated Press
attorney Brian Steel

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Defense attorney for rapper Young Thug found in contempt, ordered to spend 10 weekends in jail

A Georgia judge has ordered a lawyer for rapper Young Thug to spend the next 10 weekends in jail after finding him in contempt. Fulton County Superior Court Chief Judge Ural Glanville on Monday ordered attorney Brian Steel jailed after the lawyer refused to tell him how he found out about a meeting between the judge, prosecutors and a prosecution witness.

June 11, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Christian Wise Smith

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Fulton DA candidate criticizes Willis’ approach in Trump case

Former Fulton County prosecutor Christian Wise Smith Sunday vowed to bring “fresh energy and new ideas” to the Fulton district attorney’s office as he challenges Fani Willis for the DA post.

April 29, 2024
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  • Dave Williams
This image provided by the Atlanta Police Department shows construction equipment set on fire Saturday, March 4, 2023 by a group protesting the planned public safety training center, according to police. The trial was delayed Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, for the first defendant among dozens indicted last summer under Georgia's anti-racketeering law on allegations related to protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility near Atlanta.

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Court again delays racketeering trial against activist accused in violent 'Stop Cop City' protest

A racketeering trial in Georgia is again being delayed for the first defendant indicted in protests against the planned police training facility critics call "Cop City." Opening arguments had been expected to begin in the case against 19-year-old Ayla King of Massachusetts.

January 10, 2024
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  • Associated Press
The Fulton County Jail is shown April 11, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Young Thug trial on pause until January after co-defendant is stabbed in jail

The trial for rapper Young Thug and five other people is on pause until early next year after one of the defendants was stabbed in the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta.

December 12, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Young Thug attends the 3rd Annual Diamond Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday, Sept. 14, 2017, in New York.

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Rapper Young Thug's trial on racketeering conspiracy and gang charges begins in Atlanta

A prosecutor and a defense attorney presented competing pictures of rapper Young Thug as his trial got underway in Atlanta. Prosecutor Adriane Love painted him as the ruthless leader of a violent street gang that terrorized Atlanta neighborhoods.

November 28, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Demonstrators march to the courthouse supporting 61 defendants that are being arraigned on RICO charges related to vandalism at the site of the new Public Safety Training Center, outside the a Fulton County courthouse, Monday, Nov. 6, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Dozens indicted on Georgia racketeering charges related to 'Stop Cop City' movement appear in court

Nearly five dozen people indicted on racketeering charges related to protests against a planned police and firefighter training facility appeared in court as their supporters rallied outside the courthouse in Atlanta.

November 06, 2023
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  • Associated Press
Atlanta bail bondsman Scott Hall (center) is the first defendant to strike a deal with prosecutors in the sweeping 2020 election interference racketeering case.

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Battleground: Ballot Box | 2020 election RICO update: a plea deal and courtroom appeals

On this episode, we look at the latest developments in the Georgia 2020 election interference RICO case, including a plea deal.

October 12, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler and
  • Chase McGee
White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters at the White House, Oct. 21, 2020, in Washington. He is one of 19 defendants in a Georgia racketeering case involving former President Donald Trump.

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Judge rejects Mark Meadows' efforts to move Georgia racketeering case to federal court

The former White House chief of staff to former President Donald Trump argued he should be tried in federal court. A federal judge disagreed, signaling how other defendants may be tried.

September 08, 2023
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  • Stephen Fowler
In this handout provided by the Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Rudy Giuliani, former personal lawyer for former President Donald Trump, poses for his booking photo on Aug. 23 in Atlanta.

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It's time to rethink Rudy Giuliani and his claim to discover RICO

Giuliani has long claimed that he dreamed up the idea of using the federal RICO law to target mafia families when he was a federal prosecutor.

August 30, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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