Today in Court The NYAG began the examination of NRA CEO Wayne LaPierre on January 26th, with the examination lasting the entire morning session and then for approximately 40 minutes in the afternoon. Counsel for LaPierre indicated his client would be available to continue his testimony on Monday morning. Summary of Today’s Testimony Analysis […]
Filing Summary In 2018, the NRA and Rick Tedrick came to an agreement about the terms of what a potential separation between Tedrick and the NRA would look like. The term of the agreement began upon signing, “and shall continue until [Tedrick] turns 65.” The agreement references Tedrick’s 65th birthday as the “termination date.” As […]
Filing Summary An “Independent Consulting Agreement” for Woody Phillips, effective December 31. 2018, indicated that he would receive a “consulting fee” of $30,000 per month for his services after his departure from the NRA, in addition to $3,500/month for office space rental and expense reimbursement. Docket number 2776.
Filing Summary In 2016, an NRA staff member asked the NRA’s Managing Director of Finance Rick Tedrick if he was aware of a $100,000 increase on the monthly invoices for NRA vendor Membership Marketing Partners. Tedrick informed her that he spoke to NRA CFO Woody Phillips, and was told “that Wayne agreed to this,” apparently […]
Filing Summary In a 2017 email chain, a handful of NRA employees discussed monthly payments made to NRA board member David Keene, and previously made monthly “payments to the Washington Times before it switched to paying David personally.” In the exchange, NRA finance employee Emily Cummins wrote that “Woody specifically mentioned the Washington Times to […]
Filing Summary In August 2019, then-NRA board members Timothy Knight, Sean Maloney, and Esther Schneider wrote a letter of resignation, proclaiming that they had tried to fulfill their duties by investigating the public allegations of impropriety within the organization but, “Instead, we have been stonewalled, accused of disloyalty, stripped of committee assignments and denied effective […]
Filing Summary A September 2021 internal email exchange includes an Ethics Complaint against Frazer by board member Rocky Marshall. He claimed that Frazer “refused to send a copy of the Directors and Officers Insurance declaration page as requested on multiple occasions.” Docket number 2775.
Filing Summary Following the 2019 NRA convention, board member Esther Schneider wrote a four page letter to NRA Counsel Wit Davis with “follow-up questions” related to the board and NRA activity. These questions surrounded various topics, including: whistleblowers at the NRA, Marion Hammer’s compensation, the fees for the Brewer law firm, and an employee’s “hit […]
Filing Summary In March 2021, following his appointment to the board, Rocky Marshall wrote to the board to introduce himself and express concerns about the state of the NRA. Docket number 2782.
Filing Summary A May 2016 text exchange between LaPierre aide Millie Hallow and board member Esther Schneider described a “list” that indicates how Schneider “should vote” in the board committee elections. The exchange was introduced as evidence on Day 2 of the trial. Docket number 2766.