by Bob Unruh
A group of Islamists in the United States, the Council for American-Islamic Relations, has admitted that actions by an “attorney” in one of its offices were outrageous, according to a filing in a legal battle over the liability that stems from the fact the man represented as a “resident attorney” wasn’t a licensed lawyer.
The case, which consolidated several earlier complaints, alleges that CAIR, which was named by the U.S. Justice Department as an unindicted terrorist co-conspirator, was aware that its “resident attorney” and “manager for civil rights” at a now-defunct Maryland-Virginia Chapter, Morris Days, was not a lawyer and failed to provide legal services for Muslims who came to CAIR for help.
The case alleges CAIR purposefully conspired with Days to keep the clients from discovering that their legal matters were being mishandled or not handled at all, according to David Yerushalmi, of the American Freedom Law Center.
The legal team alleged CAIR “engaged in a massive criminal fraud in which literally hundreds of CAIR clients have been victimized, and because of the CAIR cover-up, they still don’t realize it. The fact that CAIR has victimized Muslims and non-Muslims alike demonstrates that CAIR is only looking out for CAIR and its ongoing effort to bilk donors out of millions of dollars of charitable donations thinking they are supporting a legitimate organization.”
While CAIR has told the judge in the District of Columbia court that the claims simply should be dismissed, the AFLC said in its most recent filing that CAIR itself admitted the representative’s actions were a concern.
“Days was wrong for what he did. But the outrage at his actions – which defendant shares – is not enough to establish defendant’s liability,” the team defending CAIR told the court, according to the AFLC filing.
“Defendant clearly let this Freudian slip get past them, and the reason defendant’s team of lawyers did not even take note is that they all know, quite viscerally, that there is no jury in America that would not find this kind of fraudulent and deceptive behavior outrageous,” the filing by the AFLC said. Read More:
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