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title: "US SEC settles civil lawsuit against Indian billionaire Adani subject to court approval"
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description: "The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled a civil lawsuit against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, pending court approval. Additionally, the Justice Department is reportedly close to dropping related criminal fraud charges against Adani, who has pledged to invest $10 billion in the U.S. economy."
datetime: "2026-05-14T23:49:38.000Z"
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# US SEC settles civil lawsuit against Indian billionaire Adani subject to court approval

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)

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