NRA Donors Advance Suit Over Enrichment of LaPierre (Correct)

The National Rifle Association must face a lawsuit alleging it solicited donations that were fraudulently used to fund the lavish lifestyles of former CEO Wayne LaPierre and other top figures at the organization.

The ruling comes one month after a Manhattan jury found that the NRA and LaPierre misused millions of dollars in charitable assets under state law governing nonprofit organizations and that LaPierre breached his duty to the group by enriching himself in the process.

The plaintiffs adequately pleaded claims of a breach of contract and tortious interference with contract based on the organization’s express promise to use donated ...