I think those two hoaxers have opened themselves up to a civil suit by both the hoaxee and the wife of the hoaxee. The only thing that may prevent them from losing everything is that they don't live in the states.
You
know they'd get the hell sued out of them if they lived in the states. Facebook too, probably.
Also, based on the case of
Megan Meier breaking the 'terms of agreement' on a website can be a jailable offense in the United States.