US DOJ drops criminal charges against Gautam Adani and other defendants; See lawyer line up

The United States Department of Justice has moved a New York federal court to dismiss the criminal indictment against Gautam S Adani, Sagar R Adani and six others. (USA Vs Gautam Adani & ors)

The motion was filed before Judge Nicholas G Garaufis of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

In its May 18 filing, the US government said that the Department of Justice had reviewed the case and decided, in its prosecutorial discretion, not to devote further resources to the criminal charges against the individual defendants.

“The government respectfully submits this motion, pursuant to Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 48(a), requesting that the Court dismiss the indictment in this case with prejudice,” the filing stated.

The DOJ also told the Court that no defendant had appeared in the case and that counsel for all defendants had consented to the relief sought.

The motion was submitted by Trent McCotter, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, and Joseph Nocella Jr, United States Attorney. The dismissal is pending final court approval.