New York State Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit Thursday calling for the dissolution of the powerful National Rifle Association (NRA). James has accused several of its leaders of diverting millions of dollars for personal use.

"The influence of the NRA has been so powerful that it has prevented our nation from taking action against armed violence. But it has been abusing its power , and under the guise of it, the NRA is rotten with fraud and abuse," he argued. .

In a press conference, the prosecutor has indicated that she seeks to "dissolve the NRA", arguing that no organization, no matter how much influence it has, can be above the law. The lawsuit directly targets the association as an entity, but also its historic leader, Wayne LaPierre , and three other executives, whom he accuses of violating various state and federal laws and contributing to the loss of more than $ 64 million from the organization in just three years.

The New York prosecutor denounces dozens of instances in which these executives used millions of dollars from the NRA, a non-profit organization , for their personal use, including trips with their families to the Bahamas, private flights and restaurant meals, among others. According to James, those four people "basically looted" the assets of the organization, which is experiencing major financial problems.

In addition to wanting to recoup the defrauded money, James has said he seeks to prevent the four individual defendants from rejoining the board of any other nonprofit organization in New York State. He accuses all four of instituting in the NRA a culture of self-management, mismanagement and illegal, oppressive and fraudulent negligent supervision, as well as of evading all internal controls for their own benefit.

In addition, it has alleged that the organization violated multiple laws , including those that govern the operation of entities of this type, to present false reports in tax returns and to give inadequate salary reports. Given this situation, the complaint, filed with the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, seeks the dissolution of the NRA and the disqualification of the four defendants for such charges.

The action is the result of an open investigation in 2019 and the NRA has repeatedly accused Democrat James of bias, for statements against him he made in the past.

The National Rifle Association was founded in 1871 and for decades has been a very influential force in American politics. In the last elections, the organization spent millions of dollars to support the election of Donald Trump, although facing the presidential elections in November it is maintaining a much lower profile.

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