Many of the obsessive collectors that Roberts has prosecuted over the years – egg collectors, reptile collectors, skull collectors – have followed a recognisable path.
And Ponzi still lives among us; since Bernie Madoff's expose, the Securities and Exchange Commission has prosecuted over 200 people for ponzi schemes.
While reluctant to discuss the details of the Swartz case, he identified "similarities in the way we have been prosecuted: over-reaching abuse of power, no due process – just completely insane, both of our cases".
Because the appeals court said that Mr. Simelane's appointment was invalid, that means the cases he has prosecuted since he took over the office also technically would be invalid, said Pierre de Vos, a professor of constitutional law at the University of Cape Town.
According to Human Rights Watch, Kenya has prosecuted some people over the violence but these prosecutions rarely target senior leaders, or police officers who have been accused of using excessive force.
The United States attorney's office in Manhattan, which conducted an exhaustive review of the case, reported its findings in June to the Bronx district attorney's office, which had prosecuted the defendants over the course of two trials and defended their convictions on appeal.
The Justice Minister noted during their meeting that Bahrain had prosecuted 280 trafficking-related crimes over the past year.
He adds that over the past three decades, he has prosecuted 15 elected officials: 11 Democrats and four Republicans.
Over the previous year, the military had prosecuted or disciplined several servicemen for taking classified materials off the island.
He has prosecuted several political foes.
