Yes Flipper they did lie their hind's off. I recently asked my father, a former elder, about record keeping and this was his reponse.
Each matter may be handled according to whether it concerns : a personal problem an individual has perhaps a drinking problem that could result in disfellowshipping if it became habitual, an extramarital affair that has surfaced to the extent that it has become common knowledge, an accusation against an elder in the congregation,etc. All of these plus any other serious offense that resulted in disfellowshipping would require notification to the WTS. In addition, a file would be kept by the local Judicial committee. If the disfellowshipped person should seek to be re-instated, he/she would need to approach the original committee with their request. The committee would inform the WTS of their decision in the matter. The re-instated one would be put on a probationary period for years depending on the seriousness and public noteriety of his/her offense. This period of probation would require that t hat one would have no privileges of oversight in the congregation. This action is necessary to protect the reputation of the congregation, but most importantly to prevent Jehovah's name from suffering reproach. This has been the policy of the WTS as long as I have been a member