The 109-page indictment was filed in Fulton County on Aug. 29, just weeks after the same grand jury charged former president Donald Trump with racketeering charges under the state’s Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) law, in connection with efforts to overturn President Biden’s 2020 win in Georgia….
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But the attempts to block the 85-acre facility from being built have sometimes led to violence and vandalism, according to the indictment. Prosecutors have alleged that “militant anarchists” have thrown molotov cocktails at officers and intimidated the facility’s contractors and supporters of law enforcement.
Some of the activists charged under the state’s RICO law are already facing additional charges, such as arson and money laundering. Several activists are facing domestic terrorism charges stemming from the protests. Most of the defendants named in the indictment are not from Georgia….