A month after prosecutors dropped fraud charges against a former Islamic Center of Washington finance manager, the mosque and its bookkeeper have filed civil lawsuits against each other.

The lawsuits extend a legal battle between Farzad Darui and the Islamic Center that began in 2006 and involve the alleged embezzlement of more than $400,000, a now-dropped civil suit, a hung jury in a criminal trial and prosecutors ultimately dismissing the fraud and theft charges.