An Albany County Judge has dismissed all indictments against State Sen. Rob Ortt due to lack of evidence. Ortt was facing three felony charges of filing a false instrument.

"Absolutely false, baseless, I believe politically-motivated, ridiculous charges, and to have it dismissed for legal insufficiency, which I certainly agree with, I think says a lot about the attorney general and his indictment," Ortt (R) said.

The State Attorney General’s Office accused the Republican of obtaining a “no-show job” for his wife in order to make up for a pay reduction he took to become the mayor of the City of North Tonawanda.

The judge’s decision references evidence that Niagara County Republican Committee funneled money through two companies, Synor and Regency Communications, that were later paid to Ortt’s wife Meghan. One exhibit submitted to the court shows the companies paid $21,500 to Meghan Ortt over a number of years which were reported on the couple’s joint income tax returns.

According to the court documents though, there was no proof that the defendant knew the money source was the NCRC. As a result, the judge wrote the evidence did not show that Ortt had knowledge campaign finance reports were false, nor that he had any intent to defraud the state.

“Today’s decision by Judge Lynch to dismiss these ridiculous political charges was welcome news,” Ortt said in a statement. “This quick and forthright dismissal exposed Eric Schneiderman for the power hungry, political opportunist that he is. It is my hope that this ruling today will force Mr. Schneiderman to think twice before concocting baseless charges to serve his own radical progressive political agenda again. My wife and I look forward to receiving a personal apology from Mr. Schneiderman.”

The decision does not clear former State Sen. George Maziarz who was also implicated in the alleged scheme.

The State Attorney General's Office issued the following statement:

"We're pleased that a trial date has been set for the corruption charges against Sen. Maziarz. We disagree with the opinion regarding Sen. Ortt and are considering our options. Nothing in today’s opinion changes the fact that Meghan Ortt received money for a politically-connected no-show job. Only in Albany would a Senator argue that receiving money for a politically-connected no-show job isn’t a crime."

Maziarz’s attorney did not immediately return a request for comment.