February 15, 2024 - Law360 reported on the conclusion of a six-week trial concerning the New York Attorney General Letitia James’ (NYAG) case against the National Rifle Association of America (NRA) in New York.
The NYAG filed suit against the NRA, former CEO and Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, former CFO Wilson Phillips, General Counsel John Frazer, and former Chief of Staff Joshua Powell in August 2020, alleging defendants misspent millions of dollars and that the NRA and executives steered vendor contracts to insiders. The Brewer firm represents the NRA in the case.
The report noted that the NRA said its board was a victim of improper spending by executives and that the Association instituted compliance reforms once that alleged misconduct came to light.
"The essence of fraud is that it's a lie. The victim doesn't know about it," Brewer Partner Sarah Rogers told the jury. "What the NRA did when it discovered the fraud was, it dug in. ... The NRA left no stone unturned."
Rogers added that the NYAG sued the NRA because she "despised" the group, and that she tried "to impose the death penalty on it and take all its money" – through a corporate dissolution claim that was dismissed in March 2022.
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