Randall Eliason talks about extortion, conspiracy, cover-up crimes and plea bargains &ndash topics covered in his excellent new 24-lecture course available through Great Courses. He also takes us through some examples from recent headlines.

TRACE&rsquos Director of Compliance Resources, Illya Antonenko, looks back at the CCI case from 2009. Although a relatively small FCPA resolution financially, there are a number of interesting issues, including a corrupt corporate culture and reaching commercial bribery via the Travel Act.

Bill Steinman&mdashof Steinman & Rodgers&mdashtakes us back to 2014 and the Eleventh Circuit&rsquos very fact-specific analysis of what constitutes a &ldquoforeign official&rdquo under the FCPA.

Jeff Clark, a partner with Willkie Farr & Gallagher and well-known to TRACE members, provides an excellent summary of U.S. foreign anti-bribery activity in 2019.

Nicola Bonucci, Director of Legal Affairs at the OECD, describes successes and failures of the anti-bribery convention as well as some of the challenges still ahead.