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New York State Sues NRA, Accuses It of Corruption, Seeks to Dissolve Group

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   The New York State attorney general sued the National Rifle Association
   on Thursday, seeking to dissolve the powerful gun rights advocacy
   organization and charging its leadership with illegally diverting funds
   for their own gain.

   Attorney General Letitia James said the NRA's leaders used members'
   contributions and donations as "their own piggy bank" and misspent $64
   million over three years for their personal use. She also said they
   awarded contracts to the financial gain of close associates and family
   and appeared to dole out lucrative "no-show" contracts to former
   employees to buy their silence and continued loyalty.

   She cited a shift in the organization's finances, from a nearly $28
   million surplus in 2015 to a $36 million deficit in 2018.

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