Mr. Nester, the S.E.C. spokesman, said that the policy of how to dispose of a case dates to at least 1992.
In a case dating to 2003, the court condemned Germany for allowing sales of imitation Parmesan in violation of European Union food origin rules.
Others go undiscovered.In a case dating from March last year, due to come to court soon, a pregnant woman and her unborn baby were killed and body parts taken.
Of the two who dropped out, Silvan Shalom was accused of sexual harassment in a case dating back a decade and a half, although he was later cleared it was too late for his campaign.
While an OceanaGold statement expressed disappointment at the verdict, the outcome was celebrated by civil society groups from El Salvador to Canada, although they questioned why the ruling in a case dating back to 2009 had taken so long.
Lieberman, head of a popular far-right party, is suspected of bribery, fraud, breach of trust, money laundering and obstruction of justice in a case dating back over nine years.
Last August, Israeli police recommended charging Lieberman with several other counts, including bribery, fraud, breach of trust, money laundering and obstruction of justice in a case dating back over nine years.
The former military ruler of Pakistan, Pervez Musharraf, fled a courtroom on Thursday, making a dramatic escape after a judge revoked his bail over a case dating to his years in power.
There is speculation that Mr Hsieh, too, might be indicted on corruption charges in a case dating back to his tenure as mayor of the island's second-largest city, Kaohsiung, from 1998 to 2005.
On Wednesday, a CPS spokesman said: "This payment relates to a case dating from four years ago where information was passed to the defence, which led to concerns about the safety of a young witness and their family, so that they had to be provided with protective measures.
