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Thursday, August 06, 2020

NRA Leaders Accused of Fraud

The chief executive of the National Rifle Association and several top lieutenants engaged in a decades-long pattern of fraud to raid the coffers of the powerful gun rights group for personal gain, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday by the New York attorney general, draining $64 million from the nonprofit in just three years.

In her lawsuit, Attorney General Letitia James called for the dissolution of the NRA and the removal of CEO Wayne LaPierre from the leadership post he has held for the past 39 years, saying he and others used the group’s funds to finance a luxury lifestyle.

She also asked a New York court to force LaPierre and three key deputies to repay NRA members for the ill-gotten funds and inflated salaries that her investigation found they took.

Its important to remember that this lawsuit is about fraud. It has nothing to do with the 2nd Amendment or gun ownership. Attorney General Letitia James is accusing LaPierre and his lieutenants with stealing money from the membership.

That said, I'm positive this will be framed by LaPierre's defenders as an assault on gun owner's rights.

Labels: 2nd Amendment, Cheating, firearms, fraud, frauds, guns, law, NRA, scams

# posted by Ol' Froth : 1:15 PM |

Tuesday, July 28, 2020

Just Another Day in Trumpworld

In normal times, this would be a major scandal. In these times, its Tuesday.

A legal complaint filed Tuesday with the Federal Election Commission alleges that the Trump campaign and an affiliated fundraising committee have not properly reported nearly $170 million in campaign spending that was done through firms that paid subcontractors on behalf of the campaign.

The Campaign Legal Center, which advocates for greater regulation of money in politics, alleged in the complaint that payments made by two firms that were set up and run by former campaign manager Brad Parscale should have been reported to the public because the ultimate recipients of the payments effectively worked for the campaign.

Under campaign finance law, campaign committees must publicly disclose the names of firms and people they are paying. These firms are not required to disclose payments they make to others as long as they are not simply acting as a conduit for payments to avoid public disclosure.

Labels: Cheating, corruption, Trump

# posted by Ol' Froth : 5:02 PM |

Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Yawn

Freak.

Go A-Rod!

Labels: Barry Bonds, Baseball, Bonds, Cheating, Giants, illegal drug use, MLB, NL, Steroids

# posted by Ol' Froth : 11:40 AM |