Taking on White Collar Criminals

Ken Hodges has a proven track record fighting white collar crime. As District Attorney, he shut down businesses conducting criminal behavior from behind their desks. Hodges recovered hundreds of thousands of dollars, which he used to continue his fight to rid his community of those looking for illegal ways to make money.

Ken Hodges is a pioneer in Georgia, being one of the first prosecutors to use The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) in white collar crime cases, and has utilized civil RICO actions to recoup hundreds of thousands of dollars for victims. In his first RICO case, Hodges fought to recoup what was left of $ 1.3 million dollars in life savings stolen from elderly victims and sought to protect others by putting the thieves behind bars.

The DA’s office launched an investigation into TLC Drugs, Inc. after learning that the business was the only pharmacy in town filling prescriptions of Dr. George C. Lawrence Jr., who had been arrested in July of 2006 for over prescribing dangerous narcotics.– Albany Herald; April 13, 2007

A sampling of Albany Herald headlines from a three-week period last August and September hint at what Hodges has been doing: “Business owners face racketeering charges”; “County indicts [former assistant police chief Woody] Hart; “Insurance Operators Indicted in Stock Scam”; “Pawnshop Owner Enters Guilty Plea”; “Hodges Hunts Loan Sharks.” - Fulton County Daily Report; January 8, 2001

As Attorney General, Ken Hodges will continue to make sure justice is served, not simply for those criminals who steal a handbag on the street, but for those who would use their professions and businesses for greed to violate the law.