Former New York judge apparently commits suicide as FBI arrive to arrest him

A retired judge in New York allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Orange County on Tuesday as the FBI arrived to arrest him on bribery charges.

Stewart Rosenwasser was accused of and charged with abusing his authority by accepting $63,000 in bribe payments from Mout’z Soudani, who was the victim of a major embezzlement case. Rosenwasser allegedly accepted the bribes in return for investigating and prosecuting two relatives of Soudani's, according to the New York Post.

The FBI said it is investigating the incident in Orange County, which it referred to as an "agent-involved shooting." The outlet noted that the alleged shooting took place at Campbell Hall on Tuesday morning, when Rosenwasser allegedly opened fire on the agents, before turning the gun on himself.

"The FBI is reviewing an agent-involved shooting that occurred earlier this morning in Campbell Hall, NY. The FBI takes all shooting incidents involving our agents seriously," the FBI told ABC-7. "In accordance with FBI policy, the shooting incident is under review by the FBI's Inspection Division. As this is an ongoing matter, we have no further details to provide."

FBI agents who arrived at Campbell Hall claimed the suspect was barricaded inside of his house, and began firing at the officers. It was not the first time that federal authorities had visited Rosenwasser's home. The FBI had also raided the place in July, which led to his resignation from the Orange County district attorney's office.

Soudani has also been indicted in the bribery case, and was charged with conspiracy to commit bribery, conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, and honest services wire fraud.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.