DOJ Permanently Drops Biden-Era Charges Against India’s Gautam Adani

Adani has not been charged or convicted in India over the bribery allegations.

Indian billionaire Gautam Adani speaks during an inauguration ceremony after the Adani Group completed the purchase of Haifa Port earlier in January 2023, in Haifa port, Israel, on Jan. 31, 2023. Amir Cohen/Reuters

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion on May 18 requesting that its criminal indictment against executives of Indian renewable-energy company Adani Green Energy Limited be permanently dropped.

In November 2024, under President Joe Biden, the DOJ filed criminal charges against Gautam Adani, chairman of the Adani Group; his nephew Sagar Adani; and several other executives.