A New York Supreme Court judge committed suicide only days after detectives searched his home, during which time his “really close” friend – the nephew of Buffalo’s suspected top mafia leader – was arrested on federal accusations of sex trafficking and bribery, among other things.
https://themindunleashed.com/2022/04/supreme-court-justice-commits.html
Didn't know who he was. Maybe really just an accident. Ironically though article about him says this:
In front of their house, a large stuffed bear sits on a swing, something Breslin said her husband put out on occasion for the neighborhood children, until it became a fixture during the pandemic.
"He just loved children and loved to make them happy," she said.