LOS ALAMOS, N.M. — The saga wages on at Del Norte Credit Union here as the credit unions' legal team trades jabs with a member who may or may not be a member of the supervisory committee.

On June 10, Joseph E. Manges, attorney at Comeau, Maldegen, Templeman and Indall, on behalf of Del Norte, wrote a letter to Charles Montano, who may or may not remain a member of the credit union's supervisory committee. The letter states, "We are deeply troubled by your willful disclosure of confidential information concerning the affairs of the credit union to [reporters], including information concerning strictly confidential audits which you gained solely by virtue of your position on the supervisory committee. We are further alarmed because it appears you intentionally seek to harm the credit union in retaliation for recent events concerning the supervisory committee."

According to Manges, some of that information is "demonstrably false, misleading and derogatory." He threatened criminal liability under state law for divulging information gained as a supervisory committee member, in addition to slander and libel, a third-degree felony.