Judge set to weigh remedies against the National Rifle Association and Wayne LaPierre in civil corruption trial

Source: NBC News

July 14, 2024, 7:00 AM EDT


A New York judge will begin weighing remedies Monday against the National Rifle Association and some of its former leaders, months after a jury found the gun rights group and its executives liable in a civil corruption trial.

In a second phase of the trial, state Supreme Court Judge Joel Cohen will determine whether to appoint an independent monitor to oversee the NRA for three years and whether to bar former NRA executive Wayne LaPierre from ever returning to lead the organization or any of its affiliates.

In February, a jury determined that LaPierre, 74, diverted millions of dollars away from the NRA to live luxuriously, while the gun rights group failed to properly manage its finances and adopt a whistleblower policy. The case was brought on by a lawsuit filed in 2020 by New York Attorney General Letitia James, who accused LaPierre and other current and former executives of flouting state laws and internal policies to enrich themselves.

The jury found that LaPierre violated his statutory obligation to discharge the duties of his position in good faith, as did John Frazer, the group’s current corporate secretary and former general counsel, and Wilson “Woody” Phillips, the NRA’s former treasurer and chief financial officer.

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