The NRA and its executives were ordered to pay millions of dollars in fines after being found guilty of financial fraud after a jury trial wrapped up on Friday. Seen here, NRA executive Wayne La Pierre leaves State Supreme Court in Manhattan.
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Private jets, luxury travel and, of course, expensive clothes. Wayne LaPierre, the longtime NRA executive, was found guilty on Friday of using NRA funds to fund his own lavish lifestyle. His theft was estimated to be well over $5 million.
This included repeated private flights to the Bahamas, helicopter trips to NASCAR races, and numerous personal expenses such as outdoor mosquito treatment and landscaping for LaPierre’s house, all billed to the NRA.
On top of that, a substantial no-show contract with Woody Phillips and more than $4 million in vague “out-of-pocket” expenses from a major NRA vendor were uncovered. Whistleblower testimonies further revealed a culture of harassment within the NRA against those who raised concerns about these financial irregularities.
A New York jury has found the National Rifle Association (NRA) and several of its top executives, including LaPierre, guilty of multiple legal violations on Friday. LaPierre, alongside former Treasurer and CFO Wilson “Woody” Phillips, were identified as primary culprits in the misuse of NRA funds for personal gain.
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