DOJ Fires Senior Prosecutor Who Withdrew From Dismissed Adani Bribery Case
The Justice Department fired Andrew Tyler, an acting assistant chief in the Criminal Division's Fraud Section, on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, multiple sources said.[1]
Tyler had withdrawn from the Adani prosecution shortly after politically appointed officials, led by acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter, moved in May 2026 to dismiss the foreign bribery and securities-fraud charges.[1]
In May 2026, politically appointed DOJ officials moved to dismiss foreign bribery and securities-fraud charges against Gautam Adani and several co-defendants.[1] Defense lawyer Bob Giuffra told DOJ leaders the Trump administration would not have brought the case and offered that Adani would invest $10 billion in the U.S. economy if charges were dropped.[1]
Last month, Judge Nicholas Garaufis agreed to dismiss charges against Adani and several co-defendants but refused to dismiss charges against remaining defendants, saying DOJ had offered no new reasons or facts to justify full dismissal.[1] Garaufis also accused McCotter of improperly interfering and of "eschewing the professional opinions of innumerable officials" in favor of his own judgment.[1]
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- On Tuesday, September 8, 2026, DOJ fired Andrew Tyler, an acting assistant chief in the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, according to multiple sources.
- Tyler withdrew from the Adani prosecution shortly after politically appointed officials, led by acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter, moved in May 2026 to dismiss the foreign bribery and securities-fraud charges.
- Defense lawyer Bob Giuffra’s presentation to DOJ leaders included a claim that the Trump administration would not have brought the case and an offer that Adani would invest $10 billion in the U.S. economy if charges were dropped.
- Judge Nicholas Garaufis agreed last month to dismiss charges against Gautam Adani and several co-defendants but refused to dismiss charges against remaining defendants, saying DOJ had offered no new reasons or facts to justify full dismissal.
- Garaufis accused McCotter of improperly interfering in the case and “eschewing the professional opinions of innumerable officials” in favor of his own judgment.
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