US EditionEx-FDNY chief gets nearly 2 years in federal prison for accepting bribes
- Brian Cordasco, a 50-year-old former FDNY chief and Staten Island resident, was sentenced on Monday to nearly two years in federal prison for accepting bribes to expedite fire safety inspections.
- Cordasco's actions, along with those of Anthony Saccavino, stemmed from exploiting a backlog of inspections exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to a scheme that generated $190,000 between 2021 and 2023.
- Cordasco, as chief of the department's Bureau of Fire Prevention, pleaded guilty in October to conspiring to solicit and receive bribes, admitting he and others accepted money to prioritize inspections for commercial entities.
- Cordasco was ordered to forfeit $57,000, pay a $100,000 fine, and complete two years of supervised release after his 20-month prison term, with Judge Liman stating, "You betrayed the hardworking people under you."
- Officials, including Commissioner Strauber and Acting U.S. Attorney Podolsky, condemned Cordasco's actions, emphasizing that prioritizing personal financial interests over ethical leadership undermines public trust and will be met with just punishment, with prosecutors noting Cordasco's generous salary and pension of $9,000 a month were not enough.
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Ex-FDNY chief from Staten Island learns his fate at bribery-scheme sentencing
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 developers in New York City paid nearly $190,000 for expedited inspections and other preferential treatment.
Ex-FDNY chief gets 20 months in prison for fast-tracking inspections in $200K pay-to-play bribery scheme
Former FDNY Chief Brian Cordasco, 50, "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.
Ex-FDNY chief gets nearly 2 years in federal prison for accepting bribes
NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City Fire Department chief was sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison Monday after admitting he accepted tens of thousands of dollars in bribes to expedite fire safety inspections. Brian Cordasco, who was chief of the department’s Bureau of Fire Prevention, was also ordered to complete two years of supervised release after his prison term, pay a $100,000 fine and forfeit $57,000. Jocelyn Strauber, commi…
Ex-FDNY chief who took bribes to expedite inspections gets 20-month sentence
Former FDNY chief Brian Cordasco, who was 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 Liman said what Cordasco did in the brazen pay-to-play bribery scheme that netted $190,000 was “a very serious crime” committed out of greed. Acknowledging the ex-chief’s record as a firefighter was “impeccable” before his promotion in 2020, th…
Ex-FDNY chief gets 20 months in prison for federal bribery case
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, officials announced Monday.
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