Eve Online is known for its outrageous space battles, propaganda and political maneuverings, but things got real earlier this month when an actual US politician was banned from the game for alleged corruption. The politician in question, Republican lobbyist Brian Schoeneman (in-game name Brisc Rubal), was accused by CCP of breaking a non-disclosure agreement to share confidential information which was then used by another player to conduct “illicit in-game transactions”.
After conducting a review of the situation, CCP has now concluded its initial findings were incorrect, and has made a formal apology.
“It’s now clear that our initial actions were based on unsubstantiated assumptions,” CCP stated. “While we were motivated by a desire to protect the working relationship between the CSM and the EVE Development Team with all due speed, had we taken the time to review the information with greater scrutiny, this incident could have been resolved without the disruption that has since occurred.
Source: Eurogamer US politician banned from Eve Online for corruption was innocent after all