New York AG cites ‘culture of noncompliance’ in NRA fraud lawsuit
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-08-06T20:48:00
Central to the New York Attorney General’s lawsuit seeking to dissolve the National Rifle Association are allegations that the nonprofit’s “culture of noncompliance” allowed EVP Wayne LaPierre and three other NRA officers to steal $64 million from the organization over three years.
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