NY Attorney General Files Lawsuit to Dissolve the NRA
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is trying to dismantle the National Rifle Association (NRA) due to its culture of “self-dealing and illegal conduct” that violate state law. In what was billed as a “major…
New York State Attorney General Letitia James is trying to dismantle the National Rifle Association (NRA) due to its culture of “self-dealing and illegal conduct” that violate state law.
In what was billed as a “major national announcement” on Thursday, James said, “Just a few minutes ago, my office filed a lawsuit against the National Rifle Association to dissolve the organization in its entirety for years of self-dealing and illegal conduct that violate New York’s charities law and undermine its own mission.”
Watch the announcement below:
“This lawsuit specifically charges the NRA as a whole in addition to four individual defendants,” James added.
The defendants include the NRA’s Executive Vice President, Wayne LaPierre, former treasurer Wilson Woody Phillips, the former chief of staff Joshua Powell, and corporate secretary and general counsel John Frazer.
James said the four defendants are charged with “failing to manage the NRA’s funds and failing to follow numerous state and federal laws.”
She claimed their actions “contributed to the loss of 64 million dollars” over the course of three years.