Federal prosecutor who withdrew from dismissed bribery case against Indian billionaire Adani fired, sources say

September 10, 2026 / 10:15 AM EDT / CBS News

A federal prosecutor who withdrew from the criminal case against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani shortly after senior Justice Department officials moved to dismiss the charges has been fired, several sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

Andrew Tyler, an acting assistant chief in the fraud section of the Criminal Division, was removed on Tuesday over allegations of ethical violations, two of the sources said, without providing further details.

He couldn't be immediately reached for comment, though a person who previously worked with him described him as a dedicated employee who had worked at the Justice Department for most of his career.

His Linkedin profile shows he started as an intern in the tax and criminal divisions. After a brief stint as a law clerk in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, he returned to the Justice Department, where he started as a clerk before becoming a trial attorney and eventually an assistant chief.

His termination was first reported by NBC News.

Adani and other executives at his renewable energy company were indicted at the end of the Biden administration in a wide-ranging foreign bribery and securities fraud…

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