The judge is dismissing the criminal conviction related to the former Orange County deputy district attorney who was charged in a federal bribery investigation

An Orange County judge has now rejected the guilty plea and conviction at the center of a federal bribery scandal involving a former top county prosecutor.

That ruling, issued Tuesday by Judge Hyun Chin Kim, cited an “egregious violation” of the law in the 2023 cryptocurrency theft case involving Martin Soudani.

A special prosecutor from the Rockland County District Attorney’s Office has been assigned to oversee the motion to vacate Soudani’s guilty plea.

Soudani’s attorney, Arthur Middlemiss, issued a statement saying, “The Rockland District Attorney’s Office concluded that Martin’s conviction could not be sustained and agreed to our motion. The court’s decision makes clear that Martin’s conviction was a travesty of justice.”

Soudani served a year in prison and was released on parole.

His attorney also plans to sue Orange County.

The Orange County District Attorney’s Office had previously said it was unaware of Rosenwasser’s alleged actions but had no comment on the verdict.