Jury finds Wayne LaPierre, NRA liable in corruption civil case
Wayne LaPierre resigned as CEO and stepped down from the NRA last month after more than three decades at its helm.
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Wayne LaPierre resigned as CEO and stepped down from the NRA last month after more than three decades at its helm.
A jury has found Wayne LaPierre, the longtime leader of the National Rifle Association, liable for mismanagement. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/49oK81G
Wayne LaPierre and the National Rifle Association were found liable in the suit, which accused the organization and its officers of financial mismanagement and lavish spending.
AG Letitia James filed the lawsuit in 2020 under her authority to investigate nonprofits registered in the state.
Closing arguments were made Thursday in the civil trial against the National Rifle Association and its former CEO Wayne LaPierre. The executives are accused by the New York attorney general's office of misusing millions of dollars of the NRA's money for lavish personal flights and vacations.
