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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