TEHRAN, Apr 28 -The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James has begun an investigation into the National Rifle Association amid the lobbying group's internal dispute.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) -"As part of this investigation, the Attorney General has issued subpoenas," CNN cited a spokesperson for James as saying on Saturday.
The spokesperson, however, did not elaborate on what prompted the investigation.
"We will not have further comment at this time."
This comes after the gun-safety group, Everytown for Gun Safety, said it had lodged a complaint about the NRA's tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service.
The group said they filed the complaint over a recent report by The Trace, in conjunction with the New Yorker, that alleged a number of executives, contractors and vendors affiliated with the NRA "have extracted hundreds of millions of dollars from non-profit's budget."
"In light of the recent, credible allegations of excessive invoicing and personal enrichment by insiders, it's encouraging that the New York Attorney General is looking into the NRA, and we renew our call for other state and federal authorities to do the same," said John Feinblatt, president of Everytown for Gun Safety.
Meanwhile, the group is currently grappling with a dispute between its president, Oliver North, and chief executive officer, Wayne LaPierre.
North has accused LaPierre of financial misconduct, according to the Wall Street Journal, which also reported that James' office had sent a document preservation order to the NRA on Friday.
The current investigation focuses on "related-party transactions between the NRA and its board members; unauthorized political activity; and potentially false or misleading disclosures in regulatory filings," a person familiar with language used in the order told the Journal.
source: presstv
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