U.S. judge ends graft case against Gautam Adani
A U.S. federal judge has dismissed a 2024 bribery and fraud case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani following a request from the Trump administration. The dismissal follows reports of a potential $10 billion investment pledge by Adani into the U.S. economy.
Why it matters
Raises significant questions regarding the intersection of international corporate law, political influence, and the independence of the U.S. judicial system.
A U.S. judge threw out a case against Indian billionaire industrialist Gautam Adani on Monday (August 10, 2026) after the Trump administration decided to drop the fraud and bribery allegations against him.
Court filings showed Brooklyn federal judge Nicholas Garaufis formally rubber-stamped a May request by prosecutors to throw out the 2024 allegations that Adani participated in a $265 million scheme to bribe Indian officials for lucrative solar energy supply contracts.
U.S. media had reported that Mr. Adani's attorney Robert Giuffra, who is also Donald Trump's personal lawyer, told Justice Department officials in April that if charges were dropped, the magnate would be willing to invest $10 billion in the American economy.
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