Source: RICO expert ‘hands on’ during grand jury presentation

June 12, 2013 - Atlanta - Special Assistant District Attorney John Floyd argues against motions filed by defense attorneys in the APS cheating indictment.   BOB ANDRES  / BANDRES@AJC.COM

Credit: Bob Andres

Credit: Bob Andres

June 12, 2013 - Atlanta - Special Assistant District Attorney John Floyd argues against motions filed by defense attorneys in the APS cheating indictment. BOB ANDRES / BANDRES@AJC.COM

A racketeering expert advising the Fulton County District Attorney’s office has been very “hands on” during Monday’s grand jury presentation of an election interference case, according to a source with knowledge.

John Floyd, an Atlanta lawyer in private practice, is considered one of the state’s foremost experts on the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. He was retained by the DA’s office beginning in March 2021 to advise on RICO-related matters, including what became the Young Slime Life case.

Now it’s clear that Floyd has been involved in widely-expected racketeering charges against former President Donald Trump and other members of his inner circle.

Fulton County assistant district attorneys John Floyd and Fani Willis confer during testimony in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating case on June 18, 2013 .

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A spokesman for Fulton DA Fani WIllis declined to comment.

Roughly a decade ago, Floyd teamed up with Willis on another megawatt RICO case: the Atlanta Public Schools test cheating trial.

Read more about Floyd here.