Feb. 23 (UPI) -- Former National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre and the NRA were found liable on Friday in a New York court for diverting millions of the organizations' dollars.
Jurors began deliberations Feb. 16 in the civil corruption trial against LaPierre -- who resigned from his NRA position in Janaury -- and other NRA executives and determined they had abused their NRA positions by using its charitable funds for lavish items such as trips, no-show contracts and a plethora of other corrupt actions.
Jurors determined that LaPierre, 74, had caused $5.4 million in monetary damages to the NRA even though he has already paid back $1 million in money he was deemed guilty for taking.
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The NRA has turned out to be corrupt at the highest levels. Considering how long Wayne LaPierre has been in the drivers seat it shouldn't be surprising. However, the size of the theft of funds goes beyond belief why LaPierre was that corrupt. Stealing some would be not totally surprising...but millions? No doubt he was getting plenty in salary over the years but it wasn't enough to satisfy him.