[Noire ♜]

The fact that he also went through the hassle of using a VPN to circumvent being caught also says to me and others that he was well aware that there could be consequences but continued regardless.

I regularly use a VPN on my main. Almost constantly. There are times where I don't use a VPN, but in most cases I am on a VPN. Ask anyone that has me on Ubi. Shit goes crazy whenever I'm on a VPN on ubisoft.

Jack fed him admin chat to help know when staff were spectating him so he could comment on the fact in-server.

This is not true, specifically the last part. The biggest issue that I have with this, is our staff team --- not Jack specifically.
Here's an example of Jack 'feeding me' staff chat. Keep in mind, this is not accurate, just my reccolection. 
*I see Ethan's dead body on the ground and I t-bag him.*
Jack-  "Oh shit Ethan's getting pissed lmao in staff chat"

This 'feeding' of staff chat is not only vague but even without him on the server, I knew the staff were spectating me whenever they died.
Ethan and other staff on continually told me to "Go ahead and hack.", "I know you're a hacker." or "Stop hacking."   Not only that, but I have access to staff chat. I can see the #hacking-watchlist. I have a brain and I know what's going on, staff need to at least try to be discreet.