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A judge granted the DOJ's request to dismiss criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani but sharply criticized federal prosecutors for the move, calling it irregular.
A judge dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani at the Justice Department's request, but the judge made clear in the order that the move was irregular and inappropriate. The dismissal itself is unusual—prosecutors don't typically request charges be dropped after they've been filed unless something fundamental has changed about the evidence or a plea deal is in place. No such explanation was offered here.
What matters is the judge's sharp criticism. Courts rarely rebuke prosecutorial decisions this directly unless they sense something is wrong. The combination of a high-profile billionaire defendant, a sudden DOJ reversal, and a judge's visible skepticism suggests either political pressure or an unexplained shift in enforcement priorities. The dismissal stands, but the judge's dissent creates a record that the legal process didn't work as intended.
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