Filing Summary Following a multiyear investigation and a six-week long trial, former NRA Chief Financial Officer Woody Phillips and the New York Attorney General reached a settlement agreement on May 24, 2024. Details of the settlement have not been made public.
Filing Summary In the fall of 2020, Wayne LaPierre wrote to Carolyn Meadows, Charles Cotton, and Willes Lee in order to inform them that he intended “to pay one-time ‘retention bonuses’ in January 2021” to seven employees, with bonuses ranging from $25,000 to $250,000. These employees were: Craig Spray, John Frazer, Andrew Arulanandam, Joe DeBergalis, […]
Filing Summary In 2020, then-CFO Craig Spray emailed General Counsel John Frazer, Wayne LaPierre, and others on an email exchange regarding Wayne LaPierre’s approval of first class travel for board members, telling them: “There are no ‘Wayne said’ approvals at the NRA. All of you are core to our controls process and frankly I am […]
Filing Summary The NRA’s trial in New York City revealed an anonymous 12-paragraph letter that was sent to the audit committee “prior to the April 2007 NRA annual meeting.” The letter raised concerns about financial practices within the NRA, whistleblowing procedures, travel being booked through a private travel agent, and the Frenkel Report detailing questionable […]
Filing Summary This 852 page exhibit contains detailed travel invoices from Gayle Stanford’s companies I.I. & I.S. and GS2 to the NRA. The invoices cover transportation arrangements from 2011 to 2019. The exhibit corresponds with the spreadsheet in another exhibit. Docket number 3118.
Filing Summary On February 16, 2024, Judge Cohen issued jury instructions to the group before they began their deliberations.
Filing Summary On February 16, 2024, Judge Cohen issued the jury a ten question verdict sheet.
Today in Court Today, parties presented their closing statements. NRA General Counsel John Frazer’s attorney kicked off the morning, followed by attorneys representing former NRA CFO Woody Phillips, former Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre, the NRA itself, and, finally, the New York Attorney General. Summary of Closings (In Order of Presentation to Jury) Analysis NRA […]
Today in Court Today, Wayne LaPierre concluded his testimony and was followed by continued testimony from NRA General Counsel John Frazer. After Frazer, the defense called NRA-ILA Chief of Operations John Commerford, NRA Managing Director of Security Chris Lapham, and accountant Mark Ramblin. The defense also played video testimony from former CFO Craig Spray and […]
Today in Court Wayne LaPierre’s attorney called LaPierre to the stand for direct examination during the morning session. The jury heard his testimony until the 12:30pm lunch break. In the afternoon, defendant John Frazer took the stand. Outside the presence of the jury, Judge Cohen also made legal determinations, of some consequence. The judge rejected […]