A former chief within the Orange County prosecutor’s workplace, who was dealing with allegations of accepting bribery funds, died in a capturing at his dwelling Tuesday morning because the FBI arrived to arrest him, sources acquainted with the matter inform NBC New York.
Stewart Rosenwasser, the ex-chief counsel to the Orange County DA’s workplace and government assistant district lawyer, was accused of utilizing his authority within the prosecutors’ workplace to provoke a prison investigation on the request of a millionaire former restaurant proprietor, in keeping with the unsealed federal indictment.
Rosenwasser was indicted on prices of bribery, conspiracy to commit bribery, extortion underneath colour of official proper, making false statements, conspiracy to commit trustworthy companies fraud, and trustworthy companies wire fraud, the indictment states.
The FBI went to Rosenwasser’s dwelling early Tuesday morning to take him into custody when he pointed a gun at brokers and at the very least one shot was fired by the FBI, two sources acquainted with the case inform NBC New York. Rosenwasser than barricade himself and apparently took his personal life, the sources mentioned.
In a press release, the FBI mentioned: “The FBI is reviewing an agent-involved capturing that occurred earlier this morning in Campbell Corridor, NY. The FBI takes all capturing incidents involving our brokers severely. In accordance with FBI coverage, the capturing incident is underneath evaluate by the FBI’s Inspection Division. As that is an ongoing matter, we’ve got no additional particulars to offer.”
Rosenwasser is being accused of accepting at the very least $63,000 in bribe funds, in keeping with the indictment.
NBC New York has reached out to Orange County District Lawyer David Hoovler for remark.
