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In a new filing against the National Rifle Association, lawyers for ad agency Ackerman McQueen suggest that longtime NRA executive Wayne LaPierre is lying about a critical moment in the gun rights groups recent leadership shake up.
At issue is multi-million-dollar litigation between the NRA and its ex-ad firm. In court filings of its own, the NRA has alleged that Oliver North, the groups's former president, was ousted in part because he withheld information from the NRA about payments he took from Ackerman McQueen, which had served as the gun rights groups primary ad contractor until just months ago. The NRA claims North kept the nature of his deal with Ackerman McQueen a secret from LaPierre and the gun groups leadership.
But in a July 16 filing that was reviewed by The Daily Beast, Ackerman McQueen alleges that LaPierre himself helped negotiate the deal between their firm and North. And they hint that they have documentation to prove it.
In a statement, the NRA denied the suggestions. The facts are clear Mr. LaPierre and the NRA had no idea that Col. North was negotiating to become an employee of Ackerman McQueen, said Andrew Arulanandam, managing director of NRA Public Affairs. And to the extent Col. North was pushing a contrived narrative about Mr. LaPierre and the NRA, he was conflicted. He was an employee of Ackerman at the time he was allegedly scheming with the agency to unseat Mr. LaPierre.
https://news.yahoo.com/ex-nra-ad-firm-um-174623697.html
Turbineguy
(37,338 posts)would indulge in sharp practice?
SharonAnn
(13,776 posts)Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)by a duel. Good grief, they've been fighting for months. It's probably a toss-up as to which is the bigger con.
keithbvadu2
(36,823 posts)Really strange that Ollie is the more honorable one (less dishonorable).