​In the heart of Atlanta’s educational system, Tamara Cotman Springs dedicated her life to uplifting students, empowering educators, and advancing academic excellence in communities that had long been overlooked. As a trusted school reform leader, she worked tirelessly to promote equity and integrity in education. But everything changed when she became one of the central figures falsely accused in the now-infamous Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal.

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Despite having no direct involvement in any wrongdoing, Tamara was indicted under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)—a law historically used to prosecute mob bosses and drug cartels, not public servants. Her inclusion in the case was as shocking as it was unjust. What followed was a devastating chain of events that upended her personal and professional life, all in the name of political ambition and prosecutorial overreach.

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Sordid Injustice: A Memoir of Courage, Conviction, and the Misuse of RICO tells the untold story behind one of the most egregious abuses of legal power in modern American history. With raw honesty and compelling detail, Tamara exposes how the justice system can be manipulated, how careers can be destroyed by narratives not rooted in fact, and how laws meant to protect society can instead be wielded as weapons against the innocent.