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US judge dismisses bribery and fraud case against Gautam Adani
A US judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against Gautam Adani after the Justice Department ended the prosecution. Judge Nicholas Garaufis granted the request but criticised the 'irregularities' in the process, saying…
The Story in Brief
A US judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against Gautam Adani after the Justice Department ended the prosecution. Judge Nicholas Garaufis granted the request but criticised the 'irregularities' in the process, saying officials bypassed investigators. The charges alleged Adani bribed Indian officials for a solar project and misled US investors. Adani denied any agreement to drop the case in exchange for his $10 billion investment pledge. Separately, Adani settled SEC civil charges for $6 million, and his firm paid $275 million over Iran sanctions. The DOJ said the case was primarily foreign and difficult to prove.
The Indian Opinion
Some will paint this as a clean vindication or as proof that money talks. The judge himself flagged 'irregularities' in how the Justice Department dropped the case and noted that Adani's lawyers repeatedly offered the $10 billion investment as part of a resolution. That does not prove a quid pro quo, but it shows the process was far from routine. The real test will be whether the SEC settlement and the Iran sanctions payout reveal a consistent pattern of corner-cutting across jurisdictions.
Sources (2): timesnownews.com, indiatoday.in
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