The former chief of staff to the now-resigned conman leader of the NRA agreed to a settlement of a civil fraud lawsuit brought the New York Attorney General’s office, the Guardian reports. Under the agreement, Joshua Powell, Wayne LaPierre’s former aide and one of the five named defendants in the civil suit brought by Attorney General Letitia James’s office, will acknowledge wrongdoing, admit to breaching his fiducial responsibilities, and pay a $100,000 fine.
The lawsuit alleges that LaPierre, Powell and others in the leadership of the guns fetishist organization intentionally and knowingly misdirected funds from the organization to personal benefit and profit. LaPierre is accused of using NRA money to fund lavish vacations, pay for private jet travel, and finance luxury items for himself and his wife.