21.   Dykens served four months in military prison for stealing government property, said Robert Weiner, an Essex assistant district attorney who is prosecuting Keegan and Dykens.

22.   Federal law prohibits fundraising activities on government property.

23.   Federal law prohibits solicitation of campaign contributions on government property.

24.   Federal officials are generally prohibited from raising such money on government property.

25.   Federal law prohibits fund-raising efforts on government property.

26.   Federal law prohibits solicitation from government property.

27.   Federal law prohibits solicitation of campaign contributions on government property, but the law is unclear on a number of fronts.

28.   For starters, the GOP givers parted with legal contributions, they said, and the event Thursday was not held on government property.

29.   Former Vice President Al Gore came under similar criticism for using government property for political activities, notably when he made fund-raising calls from the White House.

30.   Giving away government property, they explained, was not legal.