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NY attorney general seeks to dissolve NRA

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This is going to leave a mark.
New York’s attorney general sued the National Rifle Association on Thursday, seeking to put the powerful gun advocacy organization out of business over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and other questionable expenditures.

Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in Manhattan after an 18-month investigation, highlighted misspending and self-dealing allegations that have roiled the NRA and its longtime leader, Wayne LaPierre, in recent years — from hair and makeup for his wife to a $17 million post-employment contract for himself.

Simultaneously, the Washington, D.C., attorney general sued the NRA Foundation, a charitable arm of the organization designed to provide programs for firearm safety, marksmanship and hunting safety, accusing it of diverting funds to the NRA to help pay for lavish spending by its top executives.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/busi...210dee-d7fb-11ea-a788-2ce86ce81129_story.html
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I wish the AG in both court systems well in their endeavor. The NRA is a criminal organization.
 
calamity said:
This is going to leave a mark.



I wish the AG in both court systems well in their endeavor. The NRA is a criminal organization.
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I wish him luck too.

They might just voluntarily dissolve though and simply reform under another name.
 
Rich2018 said:
I wish him luck too.
They might just voluntarily dissolve though and simply reform under another name.
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calamity said:
This is going to leave a mark.



I wish the AG in both court systems well in their endeavor. The NRA is a criminal organization.
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It's going to leave a mark on that bitch's fat ass...lol
 
Rich2018 said:
I wish him luck too.

They might just voluntarily dissolve though and simply reform under another name.
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She doesn't have the authority to dissolve the NRA. Literally impossible for her to do that, legally.
 
calamity said:
No, in her quest to remove fraud. Did you not read the op?
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Yeah combating this will remove "constitutional" right:


"Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in Manhattan after an 18-month investigation, highlighted misspending and self-dealing allegations that have roiled the NRA and its longtime leader, Wayne LaPierre, in recent years — from hair and makeup for his wife to a $17 million post-employment contract for himself...."
 
You beat me to it. As someone who, for over a decade, was involved in the regulation of charitable organizations, this is not a surprise. Once the details became known last year, it became almost inevitable. The NRA has been allowed to skirt the limits of behavior for so-called "nonprofit" activities because of its political connections. I don't object to the original purpose of the NRA or many of its organizational activities, but the leadership has been corrupt since the 1970s. I'm hoping that Wayne LaPierre takes some personal hits over it. A fraud prosecution is not out of the realm of possibilities. The Trump Organization may be next.
 
NWRatCon said:
I was talking about Fledermaus actually reading the OP. Making snarky, irrelevant comments does not require knowing the subject matter.
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Sorry no offence

And don't expect him to break his habits, most of his posts are short one lines, often just a personal attack, and rarely (if ever) containing anything of substance.
 
apdst said:
She doesn't have the authority to dissolve the NRA. Literally impossible for her to do that, legally.
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They dissolved the FAKE, fraudulent Trump charity. They can shut down the fraudulent NRA. And ban those found liable from being involved in another tax free scam.
 
Rich2018 said:
Sorry no offence

And don't expect him to break his habits, most of his posts are short one lines, often just a personal attack, and rarely (if ever) containing anything of substance.
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Exactement, mon frere.*

* translation for the Mods, and others not possessing a modicum of understanding: "Exactly, my friend."
 
Guyzilla said:
They dissolved the FAKE, fraudulent Trump charity. They can shut down the fraudulent NRA. And ban those found liable from being involved in another tax free scam.
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Nope. Violates the 1st Amendment.
 
Guyzilla said:
They dissolved the FAKE, fraudulent Trump charity. They can shut down the fraudulent NRA. And ban those found liable from being involved in another tax free scam.
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Now, you don't expect actual understanding of the subject matter, do you? That would be so out of character.

Exemption Requirements - 501(c)(3) Organizations (IRS):
To be tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, an organization must be organized and operated exclusively for exempt purposes set forth in section 501(c)(3), and none of its earnings may inure to any private shareholder or individual.
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The NRA itself is a 501(c)(4) organization, but also operates a 501(c)(3) "foundation". Ask The Taxgirl: Is The NRA A Charity? (Forbes). The NRA has tended to operate them interchangeably, which is a problem, but profiting off them is verboten either way.
 
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Rich2018 said:
Dissolving a fraudulent organization violates the first amendment ?

Explain how.
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He can't, he just made that up, not understanding either nonprofit operations or the First Amendment. The NRA is chartered in New York, and subject to both New York and federal law.
The lawsuit seeks to dissolve the NRA in its entirety and asks the court to order LaPierre and other current and former executives to pay back unlawful profits. It also seeks to remove LaPierre and Frazer from the organization's leadership and prevent the four named individuals from ever serving again on the board of a charity in New York.
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Rich2018 said:
Dissolving a fraudulent organization violates the first amendment ?

Explain how.
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NWRatCon said:
He can't, he just made that up, not understanding either nonprofit operations or the First Amendment. The NRA is chartered in New York, and subject to both New York and federal law.
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How is the NRA fraudulent?
 
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