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The Justice Department defended its decision to drop criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani. Legal experts say a court is unlikely to reject the DOJ's bid to drop the case.
The Justice Department filed a brief defending its decision to drop criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, who had been accused of overseeing a massive bribery and fraud scheme. Legal experts quoted in reporting say a court is unlikely to block the DOJ's motion to drop the case—meaning the charges will almost certainly be dismissed absent a dramatic reversal.
The DOJ's own prosecutors brought these charges, and now the same department is asking to abandon them. The stated reason wasn't weakness in the case but a shift in prosecutorial priority or strategy. This looks like a political decision dressed in prosecutorial discretion. Adani is a key business figure in India with close ties to Prime Minister Modi, and the charges involved alleged corruption of Indian officials. Dropping the case sends a clear signal about which international figures will face U.S. prosecution and which won't—and it suggests that considerations beyond evidence and law are at play.
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