Report: With FBI Agents at His Door, Ex-Prosecutor Kills Self

Report: With FBI Agents at His Door, Ex-Prosecutor Kills Self

Newser - Crime·2024-09-26 09:01

A former prosecutor accused of taking bribes in New York died by suicide Tuesday after firing at federal agents who tried to arrest him, according to reports. Stewart Rosenwasser, formerly of the Orange County District Attorney's Office, allegedly accepted $63,000 in bribes from a millionaire former restaurateur named Mout'z Soudani to investigate and prosecute Soudani's sister, Eman Soudani, and her adult son, Martin Soudani, in a $1.9 million theft and embezzlement case, reports the Times Union. The charges against Eman were later dropped, while Martin pleaded guilty to grand larceny in November. He's now seeking to have his conviction overturned.

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