Adani Group CEO, seven business executives charged in huge $250M bribery scheme
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Aaron Nicodemus2024-11-22T14:39:00
Eight business executives, including the billionaire owner of Indian energy company Adani Group, were charged with fraud for their alleged roles in a multi-million bribery scheme to win a solar energy contract in India.
The allegations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) against Gautam Adani, CEO of Adani Group, a billionaire and one of the world’s richest men, have been percolating for months. Even so, the charges are astonishing in their size and scope.
The DOJ alleged that over four years, Adani and two Adani Group executives orchestrated the payment of more than $250 million in bribes to win contracts related to one of the world’s largest solar energy projects. Five other men from two other entities connected to Adani Group were also charged.
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