US judge dismisses criminal case against Indian billionaire Adani
The judge questioned whether a $10 billion U.S. investment pledge was tied to the dismissal after prosecutors said the case was too foreign and hard to prove.
- On Monday, Brooklyn-based U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, following a Justice Department request to abandon the fraud and bribery prosecution.
- The Justice Department announced on May 18 it would no longer pursue the case, with senior official Trent McCotter stating in July that charges against the Adani Group were foreign, hard to prove, and inconsistent with agency priorities.
- Before granting dismissal, Garaufis criticized the agency's "bland and conclusory" announcement as lacking sufficient information, while asking Adani whether he was "aware of any agreement exchanging anything for the dismissal of the indictment."
- Adani acknowledged a prior $10 billion investment pledge in the United States, stating his lawyers told the Justice Department the offer "might be part of a resolution of these matters."
- This marks another high-profile white-collar case dropped during Republican President Donald Trump's second term, though legal experts note judges have little discretion to force prosecutors to continue a case they wish to abandon.
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US judge drops criminal charges against Indian billionaire
NEW YORK — A US judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, bringing a high-profile bribery and fraud case against one of India's richest businessmen to an end.US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis, however, said the Justice Department’s decision to abandon the fraud and bribery case was concerning.The decision to grant federal prosecutors' rare bid to toss the case came after the Brooklyn-based judge inqui…
US court drops criminal case against Indian billionaire
The DOJ wanted to abandon the bribery case against Gautam Adani, calling it primarily foreign, hard to prove, and not the agency’s priority A US judge has dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani after President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) said it had decided to abandon the fraud and bribery case. The...
At the head of a trading empire extending coal to airports, cement and the media, he was suspected of having contributed more than $250 million in bribes to Indian officials.
US Court dismisses criminal case against Gautam Adani, Judge questions Justice Department’s decision to drop charges
New Delhi: A US federal court on August 10 dismissed the criminal case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, allowing federal prosecutors to withdraw the charges. Brooklyn-based US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis approved the dismissal but raised questions about the Justice Department’s decision-making process, calling it unusual and concerning. Judge Garaufis specifically questioned the role of Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Tr…
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