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, […]

Filing Summary In late 2020, Wayne LaPierre entered into a new employment agreement with the NRA. It was approved by the NRA board on January 7, 2021. The agreement replaced a previous contract extension signed in 2018 and stipulated that the association would pay him as an employee a base salary of $1.3 million, as […]

Filing Summary This “final” agreement between the NRA and then-Director of General Operations Kyle Weaver dictates that he receive twenty six payments totaling $1,830,000 between November 2016 and January 2019. The agreement was signed by NRA CFO Woody Phillips. Docket number 2852.

Filing Summary The NRA and Chris Cox entered into an employee agreement on January 1, 2019. The agreement includes a $1.2 million salary, the use of an NRA-leased vehicle, personal security, security for Cox’s family and home, reimbursement for potential legal fees, and a $5 million life insurance policy, among other things. The agreement includes […]

Filing Summary In 2015, then-NRA CFO Woody Phillips wrote to the NRA’s Managing Director of Finance Rick Tedrick to inform him that a fee increase for NRA vendor Membership Marketing Partners was related to “the additional staff and consultants to increase web marketing.” Phillips further informed Tedrick that “Wayne has approved” the increase, apparently referring […]

Filing Summary This 2019 email details specific justifications for fee increases related to NRA vendors Membership Marketing Partners, Allegiance Creative Group, and Concord Social and Public Relations from December 2011 to November 2018. The “retainer and contract history” is described, as well as a history of “hiring and real estate.” Docket number 2845.

Filing Summary In a 2019 email to CFO Sonya Rowling about NRA contracts with vendor Associated Television International (ATI), General Counsel John Frazer said: “It’s possible [the contract] was orally renewed.” Attached to the email were contracts between NRA and ATI from 2004 and 1997. An in-house ATI invoice analysis was produced during the trial, […]

Filing Summary Former CFO Craig Spray told former CFO Woody Phillips in May 2018 he was getting “a lot of push back from the team” about a check request. Spray wrote that “Rick and Sonya are freaking out,” and that “they googled the address and found” that the home at that address was owned by […]