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  1. Kristi Noem Was Gunning For Top NRA Job
    According to Axios sources, Governor Kristi Noem was selling herself to outgoing NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre to become the top gun of the powerful gun lobby as early as last fall.

    Two sources said Noem had conversations with LaPierre, offering to step down early as South Dakota's governor for the role of CEO or Vice President of
    newsviews.online/2024/05/07/kr
    #WingnutWatch #KristiNoem #NRA #WayneLaPierre

  2. A jury found former #NRA chief #WayneLaPierre liable for mismanagement, costing the organization millions through lavish spending. The New York Attorney General's civil case also implicated former treasurer #WilsonPhillips, with recommended repayments totaling $6.35 million for their roles in the financial misconduct.

    reuters.com/legal/jury-says-ex

  3. [The New Yorker] Even Before His Trial, the N.R.A.’s Wayne LaPierre Was a Fraud
    The pro-gun group’s former leader used the organization’s funds to enrich himself and those close to him. But the deception went much deeper.
    By Mike Spies

    newyorker.com/news/news-desk/w
    #nra #waynelapierre #corruption #selfdealing #phony

  4. Letitia James is a public servant superhero.

    Jury finds NRA and Wayne LaPierre liable in civil corruption trial. The case against the NRA was brought on by a lawsuit filed in 2020 by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused LaPierre and other current and former executives of flouting state laws and internal policies to enrich themselves.

    nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nra-t

    #letitiajames #newyork #nra #waynelapierre #corruption

  5. Happy Take a Dump on Wayne LaPierre Day to those who celebrate!🎉

    Even Before His Trial, the N.R.A.’s Wayne LaPierre Was a Fraud newyorker.com/news/news-desk/w

    #NRA #Guns #WayneLaPierre

  6. Jury finds NRA and ex-leader Wayne LaPierre liable for corruption
    bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-6

    "The judge must now determine - without a jury - whether independent monitors and experts will be installed to oversee the NRA's charitable assets and administration, and whether Mr LaPierre and Mr Phillips should be barred from re-election or appointments as officers in the NRA or other New York-based non-profits. "

    #NRA #WayneLaPierre #Corruption

  7. Jury finds NRA liable for mismanagement, says Wayne LaPierre violated duties
    abcnews.go.com/US/jury-finds-n
    So, is #WayneLaPierre going to take all the blame?
    What about when Russian spy Maria Butina palled around with ALL the #NRA leaders?
    What did they know about Russian money going to political campaigns? Was that totally legal?

  8. nbcnews.com/news/rcna138827

    hey #NRA and #WayneLaPierre

    putting aside your merchant of death status happily slinging for the mass murder of Americans for a moment, tell us a little about how #Russia infiltrated your organization as a bridgehead to corrupt the #GOP to #Putin bootlicker status. provide financial details. thanks

  9. A #NewYork jury has found the #NRA and multiple of its current and former executives -- including decades-long CEO #WayneLaPierre -- guilty of civil corruption.

    A judge will ultimately determine the damages that each defendant will owe, along with any other penalties.

    #LetitiaJames #guns

    nbcnews.com/news/us-news/nra-t

  10. #NRA execs found #liable in #corruption case

    A #Manhattan #jury found 3 top execs of the National Rifle Association liable in a lengthy #civil #trial that focused on alleged corruption & the misspending of millions of dollars.

    Longtime NRA leader #WayneLaPierre, a key architect in the *nonprofit's* hardline #gun rights agenda who stepped down as CEO last month, was central to #NY state's case.

    #law #legal #guns #GunControl
    npr.org/2024/02/23/1232229060/

  11. In 2016, the then #Republican controlled #UnitedStates #Senate Intelligence Committee found that the #NRA was a ‘#Russian asset’.

    In 2024, the #NYAG #LetitiaJames has forced #WayneLaPierre to confirm under oath that in Russian-style, the NRA was a conspicuously luxurious asset. 👀 👉 huffpost.com/entry/nra-head-wa

  12. Secret #Recording Shows #NRA Treasurer Plotting to Conceal Extravagant Expenses Involving Wayne LaPierre
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    Audio obtained by The Trace and ProPublica reveals, in real time, the #gun lobbying group enacting a plan that would conceal payments for fancy #hotels, limousines and other luxury expenses connected to its longtime CEO for a decade.

    #News #WayneLaPierre

    propublica.org/article/nra-way

  13. I never met #WayneLaPierre but he took issue with a 1994 profile I wrote about Mike Reynolds, the grieving Fresno father who promoted the 3 strikes initiative. latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-19 LaPierre's letter to the editor says much about the #NRA's hand in politics of the time. latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-19

  14. ‘Personal piggy bank’: ex-NRA chief accused as civil corruption trial begins | NRA | The Guardian
    theguardian.com/us-news/2024/j

    "Letitia James, attorney general of New York, alleges that LaPierre squandered millions of dollars by engaging in the “brazen illegality” of using NRA coffers as a “personal piggy bank” to enrich himself and pay for luxury travel including private flights for family members."

    #NRA #WayneLaPierre

  15. The #NYAG’s #civil #corruption case against the #NRA, its longtime leader #WayneLaPierre & other defendants centers on alleged mismanagement that cost the *nonprofit* org millions.

    The #trial, which is scheduled for opening statements this wk, includes allegations that resources were pilfered from the org for personal use, such as buying expensive clothes & taking luxury trips, & that mismanagement involved #nepotism & #corrupt practices.

    #law #guns
    washingtonpost.com/national-se

  16. Wayne LaPierre had become the NRA's leader
    But of a civil trial, he was now a reader
    His resignation passing days before
    A strong statement this did implore
    His leadership of the gun rights group was no longer requited
    The way forward for the NRA would now be re-sighted

    #nra #waynelapierre #gunrights #civiltrial #poetry

    cnn.com/2024/01/05/us/wayne-la

  17. A video leaked to The New Yorker in 2021 showed LaPierre on an African trophy hunt, attempting to take down an elephant. After nervously felling the elephant, he went on to miss a killing blow three times and was chastised by his guide. #WayneLaPierre #NRA #GOP #NRAGrifters #LaPierreForLifeInPrison