Tennesseer
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Post by Tennesseer on Feb 23, 2024 18:40:25 GMT -5
Jury Orders Ex-NRA Chief Wayne LaPierre to Pay $4 Million Back to Gun-Rights GroupA Manhattan jury on Friday ordered the National Rifle Association’s former longtime leader Wayne LaPierre to pay more than $4 million back to the gun-rights group for misspending its charitable funds. A six-person jury deliberated for five days before finding the NRA, LaPierre and two other executives liable for violating state charity laws. New York Attorney General Letitia James sued the NRA and the executives in 2020 in state court, alleging that company insiders used the nonprofit as their own “personal piggy bank.” James’s office has alleged that LaPierre spent millions of dollars in NRA charitable assets on private plane trips for himself and his family and vacationed multiple times in the Bahamas on the yacht of an NRA vendor. In addition, prosecutors said he arranged lucrative financial deals with company insiders that didn’t benefit the NRA. LaPierre maintained that he had acted in the best interests of his organization. On the eve of the six-week trial in state court, he announced his resignation from the NRA, citing health reasons. Rest of article here: Jury Orders Ex-NRA Chief Wayne LaPierre to Pay $4 Million Back to Gun-Rights Group
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tractor
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Post by tractor on Feb 23, 2024 19:36:27 GMT -5
Seems low, he can probably pay that without breaking a sweat. I bet he miraculously healed next week and back at the NRA...
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kadee79
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Post by kadee79 on Feb 23, 2024 21:28:15 GMT -5
He should have to pay a lot more than that! And never be involved with the NRA again either!
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happyhoix
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Post by happyhoix on Feb 23, 2024 22:16:10 GMT -5
He should have to pay a lot more than that! And never be involved with the NRA again either! Another article I read about this said he claimed he had already paid the NRA back - maybe the 4 million is punitive on top of that. Or maybe he didn’t pay ALL his freebies back. |
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mollyanna58
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Post by mollyanna58 on Feb 23, 2024 23:42:45 GMT -5
From the article: With one dissenting vote, the jury ordered LaPierre to pay back $5.4 million, minus what he had already reimbursed the group, which they calculated at just more than $1 million. The group’s former chief financial officer, Wilson “Woody” Phillips, was ordered to pay the NRA $2 million.
Swell, the NRA will have another $6million for lobbying against gun regulation.
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Post by djAdvocate on Feb 25, 2024 22:45:24 GMT -5
they are kind of on the rails, from what i remember.
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