Crain, James T.

John is the author of the only book on state RICO statutes, RICO State by State: A Guide to Litigation Under the State Racketeering Statutes (American Bar Association, Section of Antitrust Law 2011 and 1998). He also served as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Georgia in its largest RICO prosecution and the companion civil RICO forfeiture action and was a Special Assistant District Attorney in the successful prosecution of Sidney Dorsey, the former sheriff of DeKalb County, Georgia, on charges including murder and RICO. After the Dorsey case, John was made a member of the National District Attorneys Association’s Heavy Hitters club for his "outstanding work in prosecuting a complicated, difficult, high-profile case that ends with a guilty verdict." He then successfully argued for the affirmance of that conviction before the Georgia Supreme Court. John is a frequent lecturer, and has published numerous articles on business litigation issues such as RICO, the False Claims Act, and internal investigations. He has also served as chair of Georgia’s ICLE RICO Seminar and as a co-chair of Georgia ICLE’s Internal Investigations Seminar. John is often asked to speak with district attorneys organizations on RICO and White Collar Crime topics.