The prosecutions of the Americans were part of broader concerns the Obama administration has had about Egypt's progress since the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak a year ago.
The prosecutions of McWane represented one of the most significant federal crackdowns against workplace safety and environmental crimes of the last decade.
The prosecutions of Bernard J. Ebbers, the former chairman of WorldCom, and Richard M. Scrushy, the former chairman of HealthSouth, may also turn on jurors' understanding of somewhat complicated accounting principles.
The prosecutions of Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta and of Ruto were instigated by the U.N. Security Council after Kenyan authorities failed for years to take steps to bring to justice those responsible for violence following the nation's disputed 2007 election.
Forget the ritualistic statements endorsing the prosecutions of errant colleagues.
In Baghdad, some Iraqis drew parallels between the prosecutions of both former leaders.
In the same week it pressed ahead with the prosecutions of several foreign businessmen for corruption.
But far from leading to the prosecutions of those involved, its findings have been buried.
Twenty had their convictions quashed, and the prosecutions of another six were dropped.
She now says she sees "striking similarities" with the prosecutions of miners after Orgreave.
Meanwhile, allegations of abuse have taken center stage in the prosecutions of detainees at Guantánamo.
