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BumRushDaShow

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Thu Aug 6, 2020, 11:40 AM Aug 2020

New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA in suit [View all]

Source: Washington Post




The chief executive of the National Rifle Association and several top lieutenants engaged in a decades-long pattern of fraud to raid the coffers of the powerful gun rights group for personal gain, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by the New York attorney general, draining $64 million from the nonprofit in just three years.

In her lawsuit, Attorney General Letitia James called for the dissolution of the NRA and the removal of CEO Wayne LaPierre from the leadership post he has held for the past 39 years, saying he and others used the group's funds to finance a luxury lifestyle. She also asked a New York court to force LaPierre and three key deputies to repay NRA members for the ill-gotten funds and inflated salaries that her investigation found they took.

James accused the NRA leaders of flouting state and federal laws and signing off on reports and statements they knew were fraudulent, while diverting millions of dollars away from the NRA's charitable mission to benefit themselves and their allies.

The attorney general requested that the court bar the four men -- LaPierre, general counsel John Frazer, former treasurer Woody Phillips and former chief of staff Josh Powell -- from ever serving in a leadership position for a New York charity in the future. "The NRA's influence has been so powerful that the organization went unchecked for decades while top executives funneled millions into their own pockets," James, a Democrat, said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/nra-lapierre-ny-attorney-general/2020/08/06/8e389794-d794-11ea-930e-d88518c57dcc_story.html



Full headline: New York attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA in suit accusing gun rights group of wide-ranging fraud and self-dealing

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Personally, i kinda like having the corrupt NRA at the forefront of the gun rights movement. Calista241 Aug 2020 #1
The NRA has insane amounts of lobbying power though. bearsfootball516 Aug 2020 #5
That power is transferrable. Calista241 Aug 2020 #15
I'd say that lapierre, et al feathering their nests with donors' money Mersky Aug 2020 #59
Dissolved or not, her opening statement..no one is above the law. That is not a political argument Thekaspervote Aug 2020 #64
Lobbying costs money, however. And that is something the NRA is going to be divested of. BComplex Aug 2020 #37
Plus it should mean less money they have to spend on R Senators & Representatives KS Toronado Aug 2020 #44
Bingo! BComplex Aug 2020 #45
That money will still be spent. Calista241 Aug 2020 #66
The 2nd amendment foundation was the actual legal backer behind the Calista241 Aug 2020 #84
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K&R-shut the corrupt NRA down!!! onetexan Aug 2020 #26
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And I thought this was going to be about Trump underpants Aug 2020 #3
She fired a very large shot across the bow of the Trump organization. flamin lib Aug 2020 #32
Yup. orangecrush Aug 2020 #56
I was hoping her announcement would involve some trump criminal activity, but this is good too. George II Aug 2020 #4
He's definitely in a weakened state BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #7
Maybe she'll field some questions on the trump stuff at the end. Gidney N Cloyd Aug 2020 #9
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What about the Russian money laundered by the NRA? panader0 Aug 2020 #47
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Wouldn't that make the NRA the victims of the fraud by the executives? MichMan Aug 2020 #6
It is a Russian laundromat. Shut it down dalton99a Aug 2020 #8
NRA got more money from Russia-linked sources than earlier reported UpInArms Aug 2020 #13
+1 dalton99a Aug 2020 #17
--wonder if she wants her dues back. 3Hotdogs Aug 2020 #38
NRA Was 'Foreign Asset' To Russia Ahead of 2016, New Senate Report Reveals UpInArms Aug 2020 #51
K&R!! onetexan Aug 2020 #72
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Follow dat money! soothsayer Aug 2020 #19
Did they find any Oligarch money bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #11
You might want to look here. Manifestor_of_Light Aug 2020 #81
THIS was the "major announcement"??? hamsterjill Aug 2020 #12
It's a major award! soothsayer Aug 2020 #20
haha. I got the reference. :-) nt Grasswire2 Aug 2020 #43
After 3 years of everyone under the sun trying with no resolution except more court filings BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #25
I'm watching on MSNBC. At least 18 counts. DinahMoeHum Aug 2020 #14
She's pounding those sick NRA fucks Zorro Aug 2020 #16
Excellent. That put a smile on my face this morning! chowder66 Aug 2020 #18
Very good news! cp Aug 2020 #21
We are innocent! We did not spend members' dollars on ourselves- only the rubles. Marcuse Aug 2020 #22
+1 dalton99a Aug 2020 #23
It started out OK I think Delarage Aug 2020 #24
I've got some old NRA mags from 1962/63 and their action section shows them fighting yaesu Aug 2020 #27
This is a warning shot across the bow, for the turd. Letitia is letting him know she doesn't play not_the_one Aug 2020 #28
Oh! Oh! From your lips to God's ears!!! BComplex Aug 2020 #42
Just imagine getting (rightly) called out on your dishonesty and ethics by Ollie North! keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #30
Sweet! Let's get more states on this, like Virginia where they are headquartered IronLionZion Aug 2020 #31
I'm curious if this is the tip of something larger... Javaman Aug 2020 #33
In 2016 both Trump and many GOP Senators got a shit ton of money from Russia through the NRA Botany Aug 2020 #34
NRA Cuts More Operating Costs-and Lavishes Executives With Perks keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #35
Karma!!!! Now they have to use money they don't have to pay for lawyers they can't afford. ResistantAmerican17 Aug 2020 #36
"and let him bill his liquor" - Budget buster! keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #67
Sure enough!!! That would be the bulk of their remaining rubles. ResistantAmerican17 Aug 2020 #68
Didn't most of their money come from gun manufacturers? 3Hotdogs Aug 2020 #39
woulda it'd rather been a RICO case, but great news Ponietz Aug 2020 #40
Of course, he's a psychopathic conartist, he would screw and kill as many people as possible DSandra Aug 2020 #41
Perfect timing bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #46
However, in the back of my mind I keep thinking this could be what's needed to rile up tRump's base groundloop Aug 2020 #49
Not if they realize that they were bilked out of their $$$ BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #50
It's a good point bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #53
THIS ScratchCat Aug 2020 #54
Yes, could be costly in PA, MN, WI, MI, OH JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #82
If the lawsuit uncovers Russian (or other) money laundering dlk Aug 2020 #48
I think that's what this is about. Scruffy1 Aug 2020 #75
The money laundering, the lobbying, the political contributions... dlk Aug 2020 #79
I wonder how much $$$ of our tax dollars went to NRA friendly gun companies thru PPP? FailureToCommunicate Aug 2020 #52
Thoughts & Prayers Mutherfuckers (n/t) malchickiwick Aug 2020 #55
Very good news. Hope it makes the traitorous murderer squirm. niyad Aug 2020 #57
But no criminal charges madville Aug 2020 #58
From what I saw somewhere this morning BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #61
For sure, alot of discovery to be done, and then criminal indictments of individuals will follow. onetexan Aug 2020 #73
The goal of dissolving the NRA seemed like a non-sequitur. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2020 #83
This is blockbuster! Wawannabe Aug 2020 #60
SOOOO glad that she was elected and not Zephyr Teachout a couple of years ago! George II Aug 2020 #62
Not what I was hoping for... SergeStorms Aug 2020 #63
Good luck. Expect a game of whack-a-mole. Steelrolled Aug 2020 #65
And the Trumpsters will take this as an assault on the 2nd amendment LiberalLovinLug Aug 2020 #69
Throw them on the ash heap. warmfeet Aug 2020 #70
I hope she succeeds! Yeehah Aug 2020 #71
I don't like Wayno discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2020 #74
They can blame Ollie North. JohnnyRingo Aug 2020 #78
hehe dustyscamp Aug 2020 #80
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