New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a bombshell suit Thursday seeking to disband the National Rifle Association and alleging that top execs diverted millions …
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a bombshell suit Thursday seeking to disband the National Rifle Association and alleging that top execs diverted millions of dollars in funds and accepted inappropriate gifts to subsidize lavish lifestyles. Though they are not charged with any crimes, named in the suit along with the NRA are: Wayne LaPierre, executive vice president; former treasurer and chief financial officer Wilson “Woody” Phillips; former chief of staff and head of general operations Joshua Powell; and corporate secretary and general counsel John Frazer. The NRA has fired back, claiming in a string of tweets that the suit is politically motivated. These are just some of the inappropriate expenditures, gifts and other wrongdoing alleged in the suit: LaPierre,70, allegedly made at least eight private flights to and from the Bahamas since June 2015, totaling more than $500,000 in costs — all of it billed to the NRA. At least some of the jaunts were for “celebrity retreats,” and LaPierre justified the trips as an investment in relationships with donors to the NRA, according to court filings.
