# US Judge Dismisses Bribery Charges Against Gautam Adani 2026-08-11T00:26:55+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A US district judge on Monday dismissed criminal fraud and bribery charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani after the Justice Department moved to drop the prosecution. Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Brooklyn court granted the dismissal, saying he took no position on the propriety of settlement offers but leaving it to the public to judge their effect on equal justice. The charges, filed in 2024, alleged Adani agreed to bribe Indian officials for a solar project and then misled US investors. The Adani Group has consistently denied wrongdoing. The Justice Department’s Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter said in a July 4 court filing that the case was dropped because the alleged conduct was primarily foreign and difficult to prove, and no longer aligned with department priorities. Adani’s lawyer Robert Giuffra disclosed in a July 15 filing that the group was amenable to following through on Adani’s earlier $10 billion US investment pledge as part of a resolution. The judge noted he had questioned whether the pledge amounted to an improper quid pro quo but was satisfied it did not factor into the dismissal decision. ## Coverage - timesnownews.com - indiatoday.in - ndtv.com Tags: Adani, bribery case, fraud, India-US relations, Justice Department, US court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/us-judge-dismisses-bribery-and-fraud-case-against-gautam-adani/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/us-judge-dismisses-bribery-and-fraud-case-against-gautam-adani/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.