The Council on American-Islamic Relations, a controversial Muslim organization that says it “works hard to defend the rights of American Muslims,” is being accused of covering up criminal fraud by one of its employees, according to Dave Gaubatz, the Director of Operations for the Mapping Sharia Project. Gaubatz says that Muslim-Americans have reported paying for CAIR’s legal services but never received them. CAIR then threatened them with a $25,000 penalty if they talked about the dispute.

Gaubatz says that Morris Days, the Manager for Civil Rights for CAIR’s Maryland/Virginia chapter, is not really an attorney. CAIR’s web site still listed Days as an attorney as of September 2, 2008.

“Morris Days’ claims to [have] a law degree and membership in both Bar Associations were false. Morris Days is not a lawyer and never has been,” Gaubatz wrote.

Complaints by Muslims to CAIR about not receiving Days’ services after paying for them were addressed by reimbursing them after signing an agreement that they wouldn’t talk about the dispute.

“Recipient hereby agrees…it will hold in strict confidence and not disclose to any third party any information regarding this agreement…Recipient herby[sic] agrees that in a breach of this Agreement CAIR will be entitled to Damages in the amount of $25,000.00 from Recipient,” the agreement says, which was posted on the website for the Mapping Sharia project.

CAIR stopped employing Davis in February 2008, Gaubatz’ report said.