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US SEC settles civil lawsuit against Indian billionaire Adani subject to court approval

By Thomson Reuters May 14, 2026 | 6:49 PM

WASHINGTON, May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. Securities ​and ‌Exchange Commission on Thursday settled a civil ‌lawsuit ​against ⁠Indian billionaire Gautam ⁠Adani, subject to court approval, court ​records showed.

The Justice ⁠Department is ⁠close to ​dropping related ​criminal fraud charges against ‌Adani, who has promised to ⁠invest $10 billion in the U.S. economy, ⁠according ‌to ⁠two sources ​familiar ‌with the ​matter.

(Reporting by ⁠Kanishka Singh, Jonathan Stempel and Bhargav Acharya in ​Washington)