The NCUA told St. Helens Community FCU President/CEO Brooke Van Vleet that absentee ballots could not be used in a recall election of five board directors in 2012, according to emails obtained by CU Times.
However, the credit union ignored that advice and mailed more than 15,000 absentee ballots to members anyway.
The failed recall election sparked a 14-month legal battle between the $177 million, 15,643-member credit union and 11-year member and small business owner Steven Knebel, who dropped his lawsuit in April and is running for a board seat at SHCFCU's annual meeting on June 24.
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