New York judge who recently resigned his appointment under a cloud committed suicide after exchange with FBI on his doorstep

Stewart Rosenwasser died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday during an FBI raid on his home in Campbell Hall, Orange County

The former prosecutor and retired judge killed himself on Tuesday as the FBI arrived to arrest him as part of an investigation into a corruption case

Rosenwasser was facing an imminent lawsuit by the attorneys for a man he prosecuted claiming he accepted $48,000 in bribes to railroad his conviction

Prosecutors accused judge Rosenwasser, then a prosecutor, of taking $63,000 from Mout’z ‘Marty’ Soudani, who’s nephew Martin Soudani was involved in a embezzlement scheme worth $1.9 million, Rosenwasser was the prosecutor

The yet to be filed suit alleges Martin’s conviction was the result of the scheme between Rosenwasser and his uncle

His lawyers were seeking post-conviction relief by challenging the legality of the conviction and requesting the judgement be vacated

Within hours of the suicide, the US District Court in the Southern District of New York unsealed the indictment of Rosenwasser and Mout’z Soudani in a bribery scheme

Retired NY judge, Stewart Rosenwasser, [photo], shot himself Tuesday during an FBI raid on his home in Campbell Hall, Orange County, NY. He’s been posthumously charged with conspiracies to commit bribery and wire fraud, extortion and making false statements

A former prosecutor and retired judge killed himself on Tuesday as the FBI arrived at his home in New York to arrest him. 
Stewart Rosenwasser who resigned from the Orange County District Attorney’s office in June, died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during an FBI raid on his home in Campbell Hall. 
Agents had arrived at his home as part of an investigation into a corruption case. According to the FBI there was an exchange of gunfire between Rosenwasser and agents. 
Rosenwasser was facing an imminent lawsuit involving $48,000 in bribes he allegedly took, while serving as a prosecutor in Orange County, NY. 
The recently retired judge has been charged with abusing the authority of his job at the Orange County DA’s office by accepting $63,000 in bribe payments to investigate and prosecute two individuals who are related to Mout’z Soudani, the man who allegedly paid the bribes.

Law enforcement Investigators reportedly had gone to Rosenwasser’s home as part of an investigation into a corruption case

Rosenwasser is accused of accepting money from Mout’z ‘Marty’ Soudani, who’s nephew Martin Soudani was involved in a embezzlement scheme worth $1.9 million. Rosenwasser was the prosecutor in the case.
The suit, due to be filed by Martin’s lawyer, alleges that his conviction was the result of the scheme between Rosenwasser and his uncle. 
His lawyers were seeking post-conviction relief by challenging the legality of the conviction and requesting the judgement be vacated. 
Within hours of his death, the US District Court in the Southern District of New York unsealed an indictment against the two charging them in a bribery scheme. 
Prosecutors claim that Rosenwasser accepted even more than $48,000 alleged in the lawsuit – a total of $63,000. 
The two men have been charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, and honest services wire fraud. Furthermore, Rosenwasser was also charged with extortion and making false statements to the FBI after he was interviewed in June.
Three days after his interview he abruptly quit his job at the District Attorney’s Office where he had worked for five years. 
Feds said they are reviewing an agent-involved shooting that occurred earlier this morning in Campbell Hall, NY.