CMA president John Edward Hurley (left) with CMA attorney Edwin Harvey at a reception at Confederate Memorial Hall on December 22, 1996.

Mr. Harvey, who secured Mr. Hurley's release from jail just days before, was guest of honor at the function.

Shadow Government and Fronts -- Read for quick overview.

Press Releases -- Read for focused overview.

• The CIA, Cocaine, and the Confederate Memorial Hall, April 11, 1997.
• Gingrich Linked to Confederate Flag Controversy, January 2, 1997.
• Confederate Museum Director Jailed, December 20, 1996.
• Marshals Service Linked to Confederate Activities, August 19, 1996.

Court Filings--General -- Read for in-depth understanding.

• Affidavit of CMA president John Edward Hurley, filed July 29, 1994 in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia.
• RICO suit filed by the Confederate Memorial Association in August, 1990 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Suit dismissed.

Court Filings--Complaints and documentation of Judge Bayly's conflict of interest.

• Complaint About a Judge [John Bayly] of the District of Columbia Courts, filed before the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, January 8, 1997.
• Request to Keep Complaint Concerning Judge Bayly "Confidential" (and page 2 of same) from District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure to CMA President John Edward Hurley, January 15, 1997.
• Assurance that the Judge Bayly Complaint Will Be Kept "Confidential," from CMA President John Edward Hurley to District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure, January 15, 1997.
• Motion for Recusal of Judge Bayly, filed by CMA president on December 5, 1994.
• Judge Bayly's Disclosure Statement, District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure. This is the only page provided by the Commission; the balance of the statement would be available only by subp oena. [Note the entry: Vice President for Programs, Serra Club, 1010 Vermont Ave. NW, Suite 810, Washington DC 20005.]
• Photograph of 1010 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. This is the address declared on Judge Bayly's Judicial Disabilities and Tenure Statement (above) from which the Serra Club operates.
• Photograph of Suite 810, 1010 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. This is the office in 1010 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., declared on Judge Bayly's Judicial Disabilities and Tenure Statement (above) from which the Serra Club operates.
• Close-up of address plate for Suite 810, 1010 Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. Note the name, "Harmon & Wilmont, P.C." Herbert Harmon represents CMA opponents in litigation before Judge Bayly. Herbert Harmon was also p resident of the Serra Club (see below). Judge Bayly and Herbert Harmon were therefore raising 501(c)(3) tax deductible money out of the same office, at the same time Judge Bayly claimed judicial impartiality in the case between Harmon and Hurley--without disclosing the Serra Club relationship.

  Note that other tenants in this office represent state organizations.

• Page 3 of the Official Directory of the Archdiocese of Washington showing Herbert Harmon is President of the Serra Club of Downtown Washington D.C. [Official Directory of the Archdiocese of Washington , cover page and masthead]

Funny Money

• During the course of the proceedings, Judge Bayly ordered Mr. Hurley to pay approximately $27,000 in legal fees to Herbert Harmon. Judge Bayly also ordered that approximately $3,000 be paid to Mr. Harmonâs clients for expenses.
• When Mr. Hurley issued a subpoena for an itemization of Mr. Harmanâs legal fees, Judge Bayly quashed the subpoena. Mr. Hurley learned that lawyers for the National Credit Union Administration, a government agency, did the leg al work for Mr. Harmon's clients on this matter.
• Judge Bayly vacated his first order, and issued a second, reversing the amounts. This time Mr. Hurley was to pay Mr. Harmon approximately $3,000 for legal fees, and approximately $27,000 for expenses incurred by Mr. Harmon's clients. See transcript of court proceedings of December 19, 1996.
• Mr. Hurley paid these amounts on January 22, 1997 (see check for $2,775 and check for $27,004). Note that the memos on the checks state the amounts are "unverified," due to the quashing of the subpoena for financial records.
• Mr. Harmon cashed the checks on January 24, 1997 (see bank stamp on backs of checks here and here).
• Several days later Mr. Harmon called to say Mr. Hurley had overpaid. On March 5, 1997, Mr. Harmon wrote Mr. Hurley a check for $21,879.46. Mr. Harmon told Mr. Hurley that the amount paid was a "mistake." Mr. Harmon did not say how the mistake occurred.

Internal Revenue Service letters and other correspondence

• Letter to IRS from CMA President John Edward Hurley concerning misuse of 501(c)(3) status by Robert E. Lee Chapter No. 644 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy and Judge Bayly's order quashing the subpoena for UDC bank account records, January 17, 1997.
• Letter to IRS from CMA President John Edward Hurley concerning misuse of 501 (c)(3) status by Jefferson David Camp No. 305 of the Sons of Confederate Veterans, January 17, 1997.
• Letter to Senate Committee from CMA President John Edward Hurley on Governmental Affairs concerning Judge Bayly's missing financial statement, January 17, 1997.
• Letter to Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Court Reporting Section, from John Edward Hurley concerning gaps in transcript of December 19, 1994 hearing, at which Judge Bayly jailed CMA President John Edward Hurley, January 21, 1997.
• Letter to the Serra Club of Downtown Washington, D.C. concerning Mr. Harmon's representation of KKK-affiliated organizations.

Press Articles of Interest (reproduced for educational purposes only).

• "Use of Tax-Exempt Groups Integral to Political Strategy", Washington Post, January 7, 1997. [and story continuation]
• "Speaker featured at pricey dinner," Washington Times, February 8, 1995.