Four people are being indicted on racketeering and theft charges tied to a string of alleged retail thefts across Metro Atlanta that prosecutors say stretched from February 2024 through July 2026. Roshella Kevon Moore, Shaterria Breasia Harris, Rickella Dreanna Moore and Shaniqua Nichelle Gates are accused as a group of stealing more than $23,000 worth of merchandise from stores in the region.
According to 95.5 WSB, the alleged thefts occurred in Coweta, Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb and Fayette counties. The four defendants are accused of stealing items from various stores, including perfume, cologne and clothing, and the outlet reports the defendants targeted JCPenney, T.J. Maxx, Ulta Beauty and Macy's.
The station's report also states that the group sold the merchandise on Facebook. Georgia's Attorney General's Organized Retail Crime Unit, which investigates and prosecutes retail theft crime rings, announced the indictment, per the same account.
A Statewide Crackdown on Organized Theft Rings
This case adds to a growing list of organized retail theft prosecutions moving through Georgia courts this year. Just over a week earlier, on September 16, a Chatham County grand jury returned an indictment charging 11 defendants under Georgia's RICO statute and additional offenses in a separate multistate retail theft ring, according to cedarnews.net.
On December 17, 2025, a DeKalb County grand jury returned two indictments involving alleged thefts from Home Depot and Target locations spanning Georgia and Tennessee, according to wtoc.com.
The Financial Toll on Georgia Retailers
The scale of the problem helps explain why the state built out a dedicated enforcement unit in the first place. WTOC reports that Georgia businesses lose more than $3 billion annually to retail theft, a figure that includes $1.6 billion in stolen goods and $326 million in lost tax revenue each year.
Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr created the state's first statewide Organized Retail Crime Unit in 2024 with support from Gov. Brian Kemp and the General Assembly, according to WTOC. The unit investigates and prosecutes retail theft crime rings.
Retail theft task forces have popped up beyond Georgia's borders too. In San Francisco, the police department's Organized Retail Crime Task Force arrested 25 suspects connected to more than $8,000 in stolen merchandise during operations in June and July 2026, according to the San Francisco Police Department. No further details on court dates, bond status or attorneys for the four Metro Atlanta defendants were available at the time of publication.
