Georgia launches statewide retail, cyber crime unit amid battle with Internet trade group over ways to curb online thefts 

While updates to Georgia’s law governing retail and cyber crimes are in legal limbo, a statewide unit created to combat those illegal activities is now in place.

The Organized Retail and Cyber Crime Unit launched Monday.

Meanwhile, an internet trade group called NetChoice last month sued Georgia over new amendments to the state’s Combating Organized Retail Crime Act. The amendments, also known as INFORM Act amendments ...