Filing Summary In March 2019, an analysis by the law firm Morgan Lewis found that the fees charged to the NRA by the outside law firm Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors were “high,” but “not unheard of.” They also found that “it may well be in the Association’s interest to obtain a full accounting of the […]
Filing Summary In March 2019, then-NRA President Oliver North, then-1st Vice President Richard Childress, and then-2nd Vice President Carolyn Meadows sent a letter to the NRA Audit Committee, requesting an independent audit of the fees of the NRA’s outside law firm, Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors. Docket number 2986.
Filing Summary On March 31, 2019, then-NRA President Oliver North sent a letter to then-CEO Wayne LaPierre expressing concern about the “excessive” cost of the fees of the NRA’s outside law firm, Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors. Docket number 2936.
Filing Summary Then-CEO Wayne LaPierre wrote to former NRA President Oliver North on February 26, 2019, asking him to “kindly cease and desist” from asking further questions about the fees of the NRA’s outside law firm, Brewer, Attorneys & Counselors. Docket number 2939.
Filing Summary In April 2019, NRA vendor Ackerman McQueen’s Bill Winkler sent an email to then-CFO Craig Spray and NRA’s Director of Advancement Tyler Schropp regarding Schropp’s expenditures on an American Express. The email contains a letter to Schropp which requests further “documentation of expenses incurred by Ackerman McQueen (AMc) and billed to the National […]
Filing Summary This 76 page exhibit contains 21 NRA audit committee reports. The reports date from January 2015 to January 2022. Docket number 3016.
Today in Court On Thursday, February 8th, the NRA called two additional experts (adding to the multiple experts that have already testified). First, the jury heard testimony from Amish Mehta, an accountant and auditor. Mehta was followed by accountant and consultant Bruce Blacker. After the conclusion of Blacker’s testimony, the NRA called NRA Director of […]
Today in Court On Wednesday, February 7th, NRA CFO Sonya Rowling concluded her testimony. Rowling was followed by NRA expert witnesses Matthew Lerner, Stacey Cullen, and Greg Plotts. Summary of Today’s Testimony Analysis Judge Cohen has directed the parties to divide up trial time equally between the NYAG and defense. The NYAG has used the […]
Today in Court On Tuesday, February 6th, NRA expert witness, economist Ryan Sullivan, concluded his testimony. The NRA then called longtime-NRA board member Tom King, and current NRA CFO Sonya Rowling. Summary of Today’s Testimony Analysis The Sullivan testimony – about the NRA’s purported “course correction” – underscores a primary difference in how the two […]
Today in Court The New York Attorney General’s Office (NYAG)’s final witness, financial expert Eric Hines, finished his testimony, and the NYAG concluded its case-in-chief. In the afternoon, the defendants asked the court for a directed verdict on several claims. The judge heard oral argument from the parties, but deferred ruling on these motions. Thereafter, […]