Aug 6 (Reuters) - New York state's attorney general sued to dissolve the National Rifle Association on Thursday, alleging senior leaders of the non-profit group diverted millions of dollars for personal use and to buy the silence and loyalty of former employees.
The lawsuit announced by Attorney General Letitia James alleges NRA leaders paid for family trips to the Bahamas, private jets and expensive meals that contributed to a $64 million reduction in the NRA's balance sheet in three years, turning a surplus into a deficit.
James alleged in a statement that NRA leaders "used millions upon millions from NRA reserves for personal use," failing to comply with the NRA's own internal policies in addition to state and federal law.
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Let's see there politically correct affirmative action Latitia, when are you going to get around to investigating DeBlasio's wife and her $850,000,000 embezzlement problem?
ReplyDeleteI think I'm really, really gonna wish there was a "Like" button for this thread.
DeleteCan this lawsuit include ALL politicians who use public supplied $$$ for their junkets for their family and friends ? You know - to speed things right along ...
ReplyDeletePurely political theater. This is why Democrats/socialists/communists can never be trusted in positions of power. They will use those state powers to go after their political enemies. Every time.
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Generic for the early win.
DeleteRemember - BBB, NOW.
QHM
Gee...seems to me this ought to be handled by the board of directors instead of an attorney in another state. And, I dunno...maybe have some proof instead of prosecuting rumors.
DeleteAnd then there's the issue of standing.
since when has the board of directors shown any interest in reigning in wayne's slush funds and bloated salary?
DeleteI naturally hope the NRA wins this case for obvivious reasons.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that, this sounds like the same reasons Ollie North resigned from the NRA. He may become witness #1 for the state.
De Oppreaso Liber
Pot calling the kettle black. Government should be shut down if no one is above the law.
ReplyDeleteThe difference is, this is private money, not government corruption.
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If the malfeasance asserted by the NY AG were true, then as with any crime the perpetrators should be punished. I don't care if it's the NRA, BLM or the Pope. Commit the crime, do the time. The onus is on the person who broke the law.
ReplyDeleteDissolution of an organization with which the NY AG disagrees (hate is probably a better word)is not within her purview. She is not the owner of the First or Second Amendment and the NRA is the voice of both for ~4 million Americans.
What is in the Bill of Rights are rights we are ALL born with, whether we choose to embrace them or not. The the NY AG chooses to not embrace the Second Amendment is her choice. That she chooses to use her office to abuse the First Amendment *IS* OUR business.
That good Sir, is the Truth!
DeleteIt's not the institution's fault...it's the leadership. Bar the current leadership from running anything and get some new blood in there that actually remember the purpose of the organization is not to line their own pockets.
ReplyDelete"The onus is on the person who broke the law."
ReplyDeleteActually, the onus is on the prosecution (i.e., scumbag whatshername) to prove the accusations.
I hope the NRA takes this opportunity to cleanup the organization and get back to its' roots. They can start with relocating out of New York. Vote with your tax and other dollars . . .
New York’s attorney general just confirmed what we all knew, and the rumors we’ve heard from board members being shoved out. Wayne LaPierre has been using our donations to fund his families extravagant life style and meanwhile the gun owners are not being represented. Lets hope the NRA can be saved. We need them desperately.
ReplyDeleteDummie liberals keep forgettin' that it is a "Rifle" association and when one side gets tired of being pushed..who has the rifles?
ReplyDeleteI do think LaPierre has lost his way and uses the NRA as a cash machine. Oliver North is too corrupt to lead the NRA and I would love to see Allen West as the big NRA dog.
LaPierre must have a lot of embarrassing pictures of board members. I never understood how such a maroon rose to the top of the NRA. He'll not go quietly.
ReplyDeleteI guess we can all expect multiple NRA fundraising letters showing up in our mailboxes.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of what one feels about the NRA, understand this is a stalking horse (Soros?) led attack on the 2nd amendment. And understand too if a prog public servant can through litigation, gut one of the ten amendments in the Bill of Rights, then what is to keep another from targeting the other 9?
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ReplyDeleteNo kidding. I still have a year or two on my membership, but the stories about the misuse of funds had me thinking I'd probably NOT renew.
NY state AG vs the Jerks running the NRA... hard to know who to root for.
Fuck the NRA. Fuck Wayne. Fuck his henchmen. There hasn't been one piece of gun control legislation in the last 100 years that the NRA hasn't help draft, or hasn't had the NRA stamp of approval. https://amgreatness.com/2020/01/25/nra-where-have-you-gone/ https://time.com/4431356/nra-gun-control-history/ That last was prior to the LV massacre, and afterwards, even though the ATF admitted there was no proof that any bump stock was used, the NRA had no issue with them being classified as a MG. Got a binary trigger? Watch your ass. Don't say you weren't warned. The NRA will throw you under the bus as a sacrifice to save their own.
ReplyDeletenow imagine an NRA free of the parasites who have sold us out time and again. one that stands and say not only "no more" but "let's roll that shit back"
Deleteone that treats other pro-gun groups as brothers, not rivals.
it can happen. the question is...are we going to make it happen?
New York has jurisdiction over the NRA because it is registered as a non-profit corporation in New York State. The HQ is in Fairfax, VA, but the corporation is registered in New York.
ReplyDeleteThere is almost 150 years of American history wrapped up with the NRA; the shooting matches, from youth teams to the national matches; coordination with the Civilian Marksmanship Program; and the true start of the whole association, safe firearm handling and marksmanship training. The NRA has done a lot of good in its history, political lobbying is fairly recent.
The NRA Foundation (a legally separate non-profit, also known as the Friends of the NRA) is the only national fundraiser I know that puts 50% of the money raised back into the state that raised it. That money goes directly to local ranges and shooting programs. The DC Atty General is now going after the NRA Foundation, because it 'loaned' money to the NRA.
Wayne LaPierre has not been a good or ethical leader. There are many Board members who assisted him or covered for him, and they should be held accountable, too. Lots of insiders have been trying to alert the general membership, for years. Senior staff tried to alert the Board, only to quit when they were ignored. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers and trainers have given untold hours of their life to uphold the values of the NRA, and LaPierre and his cronies have betrayed each and every one of us.
Do I hope LaPierre and his group get their dirty laundry exposed and that they're appropriately punished? Absolutely. I also hope that the NRA survives and regroups under honest, trustworthy leadership. I don't want to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
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It would be pretty ironic if the AG of the gun-hating state of NY was able to do something (ousting LaPierre and his cronies) that the membership has been trying to do for decades.
DeleteYep. Neal Knox was blowing the whistle on the "Lairds of Fairfax" back in the early '90's, but nobody wanted to listen to him.
DeleteAn audit of DeBlasio's wife's publicly funded mental health
Deleteproject came up 800 million dollars short.
Mrs. DeBlasio's answer was I don't know.
Nothing from Albany .
Nothing from the NYC City Counsel .
Nothing from The Fake News .
Nada from Letitia James.
Shootings in NYC , where guns are already illegal, and
concealed carry licenses are only accessible by
by well connected , political elites who are part of
and fund the NYC Democrat political machine .
Shootings for 2020 have already exceeded
total shootings for 2019.
The police aren't killing anyone .
The NRA isn't killing anyone
Zippo from Letitia James
Rikers has been emptied .
One shooter cut loose , by Letitia, is now a
suspect in four more shootings .
Donut from Letitia James
Riots in NYC , and all suspects denied prosecutions,
while damages in NYC is in excess of hundreds
of millions .
SOHO is burned and looted .
Union Square burned and looted .
Midtown burned and looted .
Upper East and West Side burned and looted .
Saks 5th Ave severely damaged .
St Patrick's Cathedral graffiti'ed and damaged.
Not a word from Letitia James.
One year old boy shot dead on the street .
He had a name , Letitia .
He was a real person , Letitia.
He wasn't a number or a stat , Letitia.
His name was Davell Gardner Jr. , Letitia.
Niente from Letitia James.
Robberies , burglaries, auto thefts have skyrocketed.
Homicides have skyrocketed.
Bupkus from Letitia James.
Letitia thinks Wayne LaPierre spent too much money
on a dinner with political animals .
Letitia thinks LaPierre spent too much money on
private plane flights while conducting NRA business.
Letitia James goes shit house.
WTF does Letitia care what the money is spent on ?
LaPierre is in the Beltway and is spending my money ,
not hers . I am a member . She isn't , and I'm not complaining.
The Democrats unleashed the IRS on the NRA before .
The NRA were found to have $12.50 unaccounted for .
The NRA sent a $15 check and told the IRS to keep the change .
Letitia is a "Defund The Police" type , even though 80%
of folks nationwide want nothing to do with it , but Letitia
probably owes favors to her drug dealer buddies
Letitia and the DNC are flushing NYC and NYS down
the fuckin terlit , and Letitia is worried about LaPierre's
fuckin dinner.
One out of every 3 businesses in NYC have already failed
or will never reopen thanks to her party's policies, but she
has time to check LaPierre's flight bill .
Letitia is Nero playing the violin while Rome burned.
Try doing the job you were actually elected to , Letitia ,
instead of being nothing more than a political hack ,
using your elected position of power to destroy the Constitution
and further your own lefty political agenda .
I didn't vote for you , Letitia.
I can see right through you .
You shouldn't be in charge of a lemonade stand .
Now go get your fuckin shine box.
Journey well,
MERC
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