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Your "brother" probably exposed himself by not having a good story, or he directly mentionned gamesharing, which has
ALWAYS rang a red flag for sony reps.
1. by "lost" shares you meant they couldn't access account anymore?
2. why were 3 ps3's banned, and not 5?
3. I'm pretty sure they don't console ban for (first offense) gamesharing.
In fact, chewy since got his banned account back.
4. why do you talk (write) like a lawyer?

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He provided Sony with information he felt was relevant to helping his cause(email accounts, PSN Id's, and emails) which backfired.
1. In brief, yes.
2. I don't presume to know what Sony did with the information they were given. As far as I am aware of they took action on 3 individuals and not 5, the reason for this I do not know.
3. I never specified whether or not any of the parties involved regained control of their account/console. Unless you are involved in the making of and/or the enforcement of Sony policy then what you are or aren't sure of is irrelevant. Experiences differ among individuals with varying circumstances.
4. In order for me to write like a lawyer I would have to be using legal terminology, which I am not. Therefore your question is lost on me. I like to be lettered.