A US judge has ordered the Justice Department to justify its decision to drop criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. Adani was charged in 2024 with agreeing to bribe Indian government officials so a subsidiary of his Adani Group could win approval to develop a solar plant, and then misleading US investors by providing reassuring information about his company’s anti-corruption practices.
Background
Adani Group has consistently denied wrongdoing. The Justice Department said last month it would no longer pursue the prosecution. Adani’s lawyers asked Brooklyn-based US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis to formally dismiss the case.
In a written ruling, Garaufis said federal prosecutors’ notice that they would abandon the case did not sufficiently explain their decision and gave them a July 13 deadline to submit more information. A spokesperson for the Brooklyn US Attorney’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Original reporting: Appleton, WI News Feed (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
