FT Reports: New York Attorney General Seeks to Dissolve NRA

FT Reports: New York Attorney General Seeks to Dissolve NRA

The Financial Times is reporting that the New York Attorney General "has sued to dissolve the National Rifle Association, accusing its powerful leader, Wayne LaPierre, and a coterie of top executives of siphoning off millions of dollars from the formidable US gun lobbying group."

According to the FT, Letitia James, the Attorney General, called the NRA “a breeding ground for greed, abuse and blatant illegality” and said it had “gone unchecked for decades while top executives funneled millions into their own pockets.”

The lawsuit seeks to dissolve the NRA, which has charitable legal status, as well as to remove LaPierre and other executives and require them to pay millions of dollars in restitution.

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