US reportedly dropped fraud charges against Indian billionaire after he hired Trump’s lawyer

Gautam Adani, richest man in Asia, was accused of conspiring to pay $250m in bribes to Indian government officials

The US Department of Justice is dropping its fraud charges against the Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, the richest man in Asia, after he hired a new legal team led by Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, according to new reports.

In an undisclosed April meeting at the justice department, Trump’s personal lawyer, Robert J Giuffra Jr, said that Adani would invest $10bn in the US economy and create 15,000 jobs if prosecutors dropped the charges against him, according to the New York Times and Bloomberg.