A former Orange County, New York, prosecutor accused of accepting bribery payments died in an apparent suicide at his home as federal agents arrived to arrest him, sources familiar with the matter told NBC New York.
Orange County DAThe FBI told the news station that its Inspection Division was "reviewing an agent-involved shooting."
The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York declined to comment.
Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler said in a statement that it was "truly heartbreaking that it ended this way."
Rosenwasser received several awards during his time in the district attorney’s office, including the Arson Prosecutor of the Year Award last year.
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