"It’s worth noting that nothing happened to those players, and they were allowed to keep the fortunes they had amassed while the exploit worked. “Oh, absolutely,” Lander said, laughing. “Good for them! Clever guys.”"
That statement doesn't jive with several other articles about this exploit, and this post from the devs themselves. The players weren't banned, but they weren't allowed to keep their loot. http://community.eveonline.com/news/dev-blogs/72972
"It’s worth noting that nothing happened to those players, and they were allowed to keep the fortunes they had amassed while the exploit worked. “Oh, absolutely,” Lander said, laughing. “Good for them! Clever guys.”"