Corruption Scandal and Federal Indictment

Stew­art Rosen­wass­er, a retired coun­ty judge and for­mer pros­e­cu­tor, was fac­ing a fed­er­al indict­ment for his role in an alleged bribery scheme. 

Accord­ing to the 43-page indict­ment, Rosen­wass­er con­spired with a mil­lion­aire busi­ness­man to build a case against the busi­ness­man­’s rel­a­tives and recoup alleged­ly stolen funds.

Dramatic Confrontation with FBI

As FBI agents arrived at Rosen­wasser’s home to arrest him, a shootout ensued. Sources report that Rosen­wass­er opened fire on the agents before tak­ing his own life short­ly after 9:30 am on Tuesday. 

The FBI is cur­rent­ly inves­ti­gat­ing the inci­dent, which is stan­dard pro­to­col for agent-involved shootings.

Resignation and Mounting Legal Troubles

Rosen­wass­er had resigned from the dis­trict attor­ney’s office ear­li­er this year as the cor­rup­tion inves­ti­ga­tion intensified.

The fed­er­al indict­ment charged him and his co-con­spir­a­tor with con­spir­a­cy to com­mit bribery, con­spir­a­cy to com­mit hon­est ser­vices wire fraud, and hon­est ser­vices wire fraud.

A Tragic End to a Sordid Scandal

The down­fall of this for­mer judge and pros­e­cu­tor serves as a cau­tion­ary tale about the con­se­quences of abus­ing one’s posi­tion of pow­er and pub­lic trust. 

Rosen­wasser’s alleged actions not only betrayed the jus­tice sys­tem but also led to his trag­ic demise as the weight of the charges against him ulti­mate­ly became too much to bear.