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    Jury finds NRA, Wayne LaPierre liable in civil corruption case

    Top executives for the gun rights nonprofit were accused of using millions in NRA donations for private luxuries. A jury found former CEO Wayne LaPierre liable for more than $5.4 million in damages.
    by Brian Mann Feb 23, 2024 3 minutes
    Updated February 23, 2024 at 7:22 PM ET

    A Manhattan jury found three top executives of the National Rifle Association liable Friday in a lengthy civil trial that focused on alleged corruption and the misspending of millions of dollars.

    Longtime NRA leader Wayne LaPierre, a key architect in the nonprofit's hardline gun rights agenda who stepped down as CEO last month, was central to the case brought by New York state Attorney General Letitia James.

    After a six week trial and a week of deliberations, a jurors found that LaPierre

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