New York Jury Finds NRA Liable for Mismanagement; LaPierre Forced to Pay More Restitution

The jury in the NRA civil matter brought by the NY Attorney General’s office came back finding the NRA liable for mismanagement and found that Wayne LaPierre had to pay restitution of $5,400,000.

From ABC: “After five days of deliberations, a jury in New York on Friday held the National Rifle Association liable for financial mismanagement and found that Wayne LaPierre, the group’s former CEO, corruptly ran the nation’s most prominent gun rights group.

The jury determined that LaPierre’s violation of his duties cost the NRA $5,400,000, though he already repaid more than $1 million to the organization.

LaPierre, staring forward with his hands clasped in his lap, sat in the first row of the gallery while the jury read the verdict.

The New York Attorney General’s Office sued the NRA and its senior management in 2020, claiming they misappropriated millions of dollars to fund personal benefits — including private jets, family vacations and luxury goods. The accusations came at the end of a three-year investigation into the NRA, which is registered in New York as a nonprofit charitable corporation.”

Philip Hackney