This event was discussed yesterday though the article focused on a completely different aspect of the story, with much less detail:

Eve Online alliance leader banned after threatening to cut off betrayer's hands | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15232168

> thg: Classic gigX.. Not the first time he's got a "permanent" ban for making real life threats.

> xiaodown's personal account: I was sitting on coms when this all went down https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15232910

> xiaodown: He ... has a history. Plus, I mean, trying to get out-of-game details like address/name is a big no-no in Eve