# US court drops all criminal charges against Gautam Adani 2026-08-11T02:32:51+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A US district court on Monday dismissed with prejudice all criminal charges against Gautam Adani, his nephew Sagar Adani, and associate Vneet Jaain related to securities and wire fraud. Judge Nicholas Garaufis accepted the US Justice Department’s motion to drop the case, but criticised its handling as “highly unusual”, noting one official had overruled FBI and SEC investigators. Separately, the court finalised a civil settlement where the Adanis will pay $18 million to the US Securities and Exchange Commission without admitting guilt. The dismissal prevents the criminal case from ever being reopened. A Justice Department official had argued the bribery allegations, involving an alleged $265 million scheme for solar contracts in India, were a foreign matter that diverted resources from domestic cases. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com - hindustantimes.com - legal.economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: bribery case, Gautam Adani, Judge Garaufis, legal relief, SEC, US court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-court-dismisses-criminal-charges-against-gautam-adani/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-court-dismisses-criminal-charges-against-gautam-adani/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.