New York attorney general sues to dissolve the NRA, saying it’s ‘fraught with fraud and abuse’

Posted on 2020-08-06 by pappp

Source: The Week: Most Recent Home Page Posts

Article note: As someone who is both fairly pro-gun and more-or-less left-leaning: I’m real happy about this. I’m not even sure how much of a groundswell of support the NRA will get from the usual suspects, even among the politically active pro-gun venues I read, people are pretty done with the NRA leadership, and have been for some time (See class action suit last year). My annual ‘The ACLU counts “Sometimes 1, 3, 4…”’ supplementary donation goes to the SAF. They’re not exactly a great match for me politically either, but unlike the NRA, they’ve been effective, and are at least not spending most of their resources on self-enrichment and rankly partan campaigning on unrelated matters. SRA and associates are still too flaky to treat as a credible lobby, but I’m excited for a less unnecessarily-partisan gun rights landscape with fewer parasites.

The attorney general of New York has filed a lawsuit to dissolve the National Rifle Association.

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced she has filed a lawsuit against the NRA "to dissolve the organization in entirety for years of self-dealing and illegal conduct," alleging the pro-gun group is "fraught with fraud and abuse" and that senior leadership diverted millions of dollars "into their own pockets."

Four defendants are named in the lawsuit, including Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, who James described as the "central figure behind this scheme." James has accused the defendants of failing "to follow numerous state and federal laws, which contributed to the loss of more than $64 million in just three years." They allegedly put millions of dollars from the non-profit organization to personal use, including for "lavish" trips.

James also accused the NRA of "awarding contracts to the financial gain of close associates and family, and appearing to dole out lucrative no-show contracts to former employees in order to buy their silence and continued loyalty."

The New York attorney general had been investigating the NRA for 18 months. The attorney general of Washington, D.C. on Thursday also announced a lawsuit against the NRA Foundation for alleged misuse of charitable funds.

President Trump on Thursday decried James' lawsuit as "terrible," recommending the NRA "move to Texas and live a very good and beautiful life."

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