A former FDNY chief who pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge after federal prosecutors accused him and a colleague of taking more than $100,000 in bribes was sentenced to 20 months in prison in a ...

Former FDNY Chief Brian Cordasco, convicted of fast-tracking safety inspections for business owners who paid him off, was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Monday. Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis ...

A former FDNY chief “betrayed the trust” of New Yorkers by taking bribes to fast-track fire inspections, a Manhattan judge said Monday before sentencing him to 20 months in prison.

According to the lawsuit, Cordasco and another former FDNY chief, Anthony Saccavino, raked in $190,000 with their bribery scheme. From 2021 to 2023, they used their posts at the top of the FDNY ...

Cordasco was arrested along with another FDNY chief, Anthony Saccavino, in September. Prosecutors say Cordasco pocketed $57,000 of the $190,000 in bribes generated by the scheme between 2021 and 2023.

Brian Cordasco, a chief in the Bureau of Fire Prevention, was sentenced in Manhattan Monday, a little more than five months after he pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to solicit and ...

One of two former FDNY chiefs indicted last year in a federal bribery probe that accused the men of exchanging bribes for fast-tracking inspections has been sentenced to 20 months in prison ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Islander and former FDNY chief Brian Cordasco was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his part in a “pay-to-play” bribery scheme where building owners and ...

In many cases, bureau approval is required before a building can be occupied or opened to the public. Cordasco was arrested along with another FDNY chief, Anthony Saccavino, in September. Prosecutors ...