Georgia prosecutors dropped 15 money-laundering counts against Atlanta Solidarity Fund organizers Marlon Kautz, Adele MacLean and Savannah Patterson on September 17, 2024.
The fund helped people arrested during protests obtain bail and legal representation. Prosecutors had alleged that its financial activities supported criminal conduct connected to opposition to Atlanta’s police training center.
The dismissals did not end the prosecution. The three organizers remained among 61 defendants charged with racketeering in the Stop Cop City case.
Defense lawyers had challenged whether the money-laundering allegations stated an offense. The withdrawal of those counts narrowed the case while leaving the larger dispute over the racketeering indictment unresolved.
