Adams v. State

Ruffin, Judge.

William A. Adams was indicted for violating the Georgia Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”), OCGA § 16-14-1 et seq. The 130-page indictment alleges in two counts that Adams, a timber broker, along with 27 other individuals and logging companies named as co-defendants, committed numerous offenses of theft by taking against Keadle Lumber Enterprises, Inc. (“Keadle”). See OCGA § 16-8-2. The indictment further alleges that Adams and the other defendants filed fraudulent timber deeds and uttered forged documents in an effort to cover up the ongoing criminal…