Georgia Residents Turn to RICO Law to Challenge a $20 Billion Data Center Deal Made Without Them

Three Effingham County residents filed a civil racketeering complaint against OpenAI and local officials on November 6, 2026 — the third lawsuit to challenge the company's $20 billion Project Camellia data center campus since it was publicly announced in July. Plaintiffs invoke Georgia's civil RICO statute, seeking compensatory, punitive,...