Overview
- Adani and his nephew Sagar Adani reached a proposed SEC settlement Thursday that sets $6 million and $12 million in civil penalties, with no admission of wrongdoing and court approval pending.
- U.S. prosecutors are preparing to dismiss the related Brooklyn criminal fraud case, according to Bloomberg, the New York Times and Reuters, with an announcement possible as soon as this week.
- The turn followed new submissions from a team led by Robert J. Giuffra Jr., who argued prosecutors lacked jurisdiction and evidence and reiterated Adani’s public pledge to invest $10 billion in the U.S. and create 15,000 jobs, which some prosecutors said would not affect the case.
- The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control is still probing alleged Iran-linked shipments by Adani-linked entities, and reporting says a separate settlement could carry a sizable fine, with figures around $275 million discussed.
- The cases stem from a November 2024 U.S. indictment that alleged roughly $250–$265 million in bribes tied to Indian solar contracts and related investor deception, though none of the defendants were in U.S. custody and arrest warrants were issued.