Maybe these guys can argue at sentencing that, since they stole virtual currency, they should be sent to virtual jail. Or maybe they can pay back the $16 million in FIFA coins.

Clark and his co-conspirators circumvented multiple security mechanisms created by EA in order to fraudulently obtain FIFA coins worth over $16 million. Specifically, Clark and his co-conspirators created software that fraudulently logged thousands of FIFA Football matches within a matter of seconds, and as a result, EA computers credited Clark and his co-conspirators with improperly earned FIFA coins. Clark and his co-conspirators subsequently exchanged their FIFA coins on the secondary market for over $16 million.

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Source: [H]ardOCP – 4th Defendant Convicted Of Defrauding EA Of Over M In Virtual Currency