As highlighted in this recent post, on March 4th the new U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey (John Giordano) requested a 180-day adjournment of the trial in U.S. v. Gordon Coburn and Steven Schwartz (former Cognizant Technology Solutions executives criminally charged in 2019 connection with an alleged Indian bribery scheme).
The request was submitted to the court “to allow sufficient time for … consideration of the application of the President’s February 10, 2025 Executive Order.” (See here for the prior post).
Below is the follow-up letter from Giordano to Judge Farbiarz.
Yesterday, Judge Farbiarz denied the DOJ’s 180-day adjournment request and ordered the case proceed to trial – very soon.
In pertinent part, Judge Farbiarz stated:
This order represents just the latest interesting turn in the DOJ’s long-running prosecution of Coburn and Schwartz.
As highlighted here, the case is unusual in many respects – both legally and factually. Whether the case ultimately proceeds to trial or whether the DOJ has the wisdom to dismiss the case entirely remains to be seen.
Time will tell.
In the meantime, Coburn and Schwartz still face criminal charges – their lives turned upside down, their personal liberty and reputation on the line.
