Former NRA Executive Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Agrees to Testify in NY Civil Trial

A settlement was reached on the same day as Wayne LaPierre, longtime NRA head, resigned.

National Rifle Association members listen to speakers during the NRA's annual Meetings and Exhibits at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston on May 4, 2013. Johnny Hanson/Houston Chronicle via AP

Joshua Powell, former operations director of the National Rifle Association (NRA), has reached a settlement with the New York attorney general’s office over civil claims of fraud and abuse.

Mr. Powell was employed by the NRA between 2016 and January 2020.