Civil, criminal cases against Gautam Adani, others related, assigned to one judge: Court order
Gautam Adani and others in a bribery scheme are «related» and will be assigned to the judge overseeing the criminal case.
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The order available on the court website of the US District Court Eastern District of New York says that «in consultation with District Judge Garaufis, because USA v. Adani et al., 24 Crim. 433 (NGG), Securities and Exchange Commission v. Adani et al., 24 Civ. 8080 (VMS), and Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cabanes, 24 Civ. 8081 (VMS) are based on similar allegations and arise from the same transactions or events».
«To promote judicial efficiency and avoid conflicting schedules, all three cases are marked as related. All three actions shall be assigned to the judges assigned to the earliest filed action, which is the criminal action, USA v. Adani et al., 24 Crim. 433 (NGG)… Ordered by Magistrate Judge Vera M. Scanlon on 12/12/2024.
The case has now been reassigned to United States District Judge Nicholas Garaufis.
Adani is being indicted by the US Department of Justice for his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay USD 250 million bribes to Indian officials in exchange for favourable solar power contracts.
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