Posted 1/6/2024, 9:45:00 PM
NRA Executive Admits Misusing Funds, Agrees to $100K Settlement on Eve of NY Corruption Trial
- Former NRA executive Joshua Powell agreed to pay $100K and admitted misusing charitable funds on the eve of NY civil corruption trial
- Powell was chief of staff to Wayne LaPierre, who resigned as NRA's longtime leader after 3 decades
- NY AG Letitia James sued NRA and executives in 2020 for financial abuse and mismanagement
- LaPierre announced plans in 2021 to leave "toxic" NY and reincorporate NRA in Texas, but bid was dismissed
- Upcoming trial alleges NRA leadership used donations as a "personal piggybank" for lavish personal spending