Amid the controversy surrounding the dismissal of two recently elected members Jim Harper and Oliver Jansen, an old piece of evidence has surfaced in bitcoin forums regarding the legitimacy of the contribution of its founding members including former Bitcoin Foundation chairman Peter Vessenes.
According to the Mt. Gox counterclaim against CoinLab filed on October 9, 2013, venture-backed digital currency company CoinLab CEO Peter Vessenes wrongfully converted around US$5 million in Mt. Gox customer deposit.
http://www.newsbtc.com/2015/12/26/bitcoin-foundation-were-trying-to-recover-from-the-mess-peter-vessenes-made/