DC Sues NRA and Its Foundation as NY Seeks to Dissolve the Group

Washington, D.C.'s attorney general is suing the NRA Foundation, accusing the charity of diverting funds to the powerful gun advocacy group to help pay for improper spending by top NRA executives.

D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine filed the lawsuit, which also names the NRA as a defendant, Thursday, the same day that New York’s attorney general sued the NRA, seeking to dissolve it over allegations that high-ranking executives diverted millions of dollars for lavish personal trips, no-show contracts for associates and other questionable expenditures.

The NRA Foundation, which supports charitable programs involving gun safety and education, is registered in the District, according to a press release from Racine's office. The foundation is affiliated with the NRA but is an independent nonprofit, according to the release.

Racine's office has been investigating the NRA Foundation for more than a year. It said its investigation determined that low membership and lavish spending left the NRA with financial problems and so it exploited the foundation to remain afloat. It offered as an example two $5 million loans that the NRA Foundation board approved in 2017 and 2018 despite the NRA’s financial problems, and then repeatedly granted requests to extend and modify the loan.

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