BREAKING: Former Trump attorney Sydney Powell takes plea deal in Georgia RICO case

Powell took a plea and will plead guilty to six counts of conspiracy.

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Former Trump attorney Sydney Powell, one of 19 defendants indicted in Fulton County Georgia on RICO charges over the 2020 presidential election, has taken a plea deal. She agreed to 6 years probation, a fine of $6,000, $2,700 in restitution to Georgia, and to write an apology to Georgians.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Powell also recorded a statement with prosecutors on Wednesday. The plea means that Powell will plead guilty to "six counts of conspiracy to commit intentional interference with performance of election duties."





Powell was indicted along with 18 others, including President Donald Trump, on lengthy charges. 



The criminal indictment named Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Mark Meadows, Kenneth Chesebro, Jeff Clark, Jenna Ellis, Ray Smith III, Robert Sheeley, Michael Roman, David Shafer, Shawn Still, Stephen Lee, Harrison Floyd, Trevian Kutti, Sidney Powell, Cathleen Latham, Scott Hall, and Misty Hampton.

The lengthy charges include violation of the Georgia RICO Act, solicitation of violation of oath by public officer, false statements and writings, impersonating a public officer, conspiracy to commit impersonating a public officer, forgery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit forgery in the first degree, conspiracy to commit false statements and writings, criminal attempt to commit filing false documents, conspiracy to commit filing false documents, criminal attempt to commit influencing witnesses, influencing witnesses, conspiracy to commit election fraud, conspiracy to commit computer theft, conspiracy to commit computer trespass, conspiracy to commit computer invasion of privacy, conspiracy to defraud the state, and perjury.

Powell was an attorney with the Trump campaign in 2020. She was vocal in the aftermath of that election about concerns the campaign had that votes were not accurately counted in many states, including Georgia.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.
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