But it remains unclear whether the hacking was a deliberate plot to secure such information, or merely an underling's vengeful prank.
Although a jury found that the men had died in a "tragic accident", not a deliberate plot, the families say they do not feel justice has been done.
When asked by members of the non-partisan panel in Washington whether a deliberate plot by outsiders could have contributed to the firm's downfall, Cayne's response was equivocal.
Mr Sarkozy complained that the affair had been used to discredit him and a judicial inquiry is now trying to establish who wrote the poison-pen letter and whether senior members of the government prolonged the bogus corruption scandal, using intelligence officials in a deliberate plot to smear Mr Sarkozy's name.
Bin Hamman, a Qatari, is appealing against his suspension, claiming it was a deliberate plot to influence the outcome of the elections, while Warner said his ban was "the worst form of justice by any sporting organisation".
To whites, for example, it has been shocking to hear Mr. Wright suggest that the AIDS virus was released as a deliberate government plot to kill black people.
It was enlightening, but certainly not comforting, to read in Nicholas D. Kristof's column that 30percentt of African-Americans believe that it is plausible that "the AIDS virus was released as a deliberate government plot to kill black people".
Having lost the referendum in 2008, the Irish government has plotted a deliberate course for the re-run.
A jury in Brooklyn yesterday began deliberating the fate of Shahawar Matin Siraj, 23, a Pakistani immigrant charged with plotting to bomb the Herald Square subway station in 2004.
The jury in the trial of the New York police officer accused of plotting to kidnap, kill and cannibalize women was sent home on Monday after deliberating for a second full day without reaching a verdict.
