The two are unrelated issues.

I didn't believe that then and I still don't. Unrelated.

floundering into another unrelated area...

All of these seemingly unrelated people were trading in the same stocks. They were lesser known stocks one wouldn't expect them all to be trading together.

There are issues we have never dealt with before,

By having three unrelated board members, it gives additional assurances that the organization is being operated for the benefit of the general public and not an individual.