She won 11 convictions - and national media attention - when she used the mobster statute in relation to the school cheating scandal. Georgia’s state racketeering laws are more expansive than most, and Ms Willis has been innovative in her use of them. Rico laws originated in the 1970s as a powerful tool to take down organised crime bosses, from mafia chiefs to street gangs and even pharmaceutical executives. She has made a name for herself bringing Rico charges against everyone from school teachers to a Grammy-winning rapper.Ī seemingly fearless prosecutor, she was elected after pledging to restore integrity to the office - ousting her former mentor, and a six-term incumbent, in the process. Ms Willis, 52, deployed one of her favourite tools to indict Mr Trump - a controversial law designed to take down mob bosses.īy her own admission, Ms Willis is “a fan” of Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (Rico) laws.
Ms Willis, an elected Democrat, has said she hoped to avoid being drawn into one of the most unprecedented cases in history.īut mere weeks later, she had publicly announced she was probing possible illegal “attempts to influence” the 2020 election results. “My very first day in this office,” she later recalled, “ it’s all over the TV.” Donald Trump came to Fani Willis’ attention the very first day she entered the Fulton County district attorney’s office.Īs the newly elected prosecutor walked into work that morning, Mr Trump’s now infamous phone call - where he pressured officials to “find” him “more votes” - was being broadcast on cable news.
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