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Georgia retailers describe organized retail crime network, urge expanded enforcement and outreach
Summary
Representatives from Georgia Retailers and the Georgia Retailers Organized Crime Alliance told the Small Business Development Committee that organized retail crime (ORC) affects big and small businesses, emphasized intelligence‑sharing with law enforcement, and praised a new ORC prosecution unit in the attorney general’s office.
Ben Cowart, vice president of government affairs for Georgia Retailers, and Chad McManus, chair of the Georgia Retailers Organized Crime Alliance (GROC), briefed the Small Business Development Committee on organized retail crime and GROC’s statewide work.
Cowart described Georgia as “one of the most retail friendly states” and credited legislative and prosecutorial steps that have strengthened retail crime enforcement. He thanked the legislature for recent funding for the Attorney General’s organized retail crime and…
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