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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An ex-FDNY chief from Staten Island pleaded guilty in a “pay to play” corruption scheme where he and his boss allegedly squeezed nearly $200,000 out of property owners and developers throughout New York City.

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Ex-FDNY chief pleads guilty to accepting bribes to speed safety inspections

A former New York City Fire Department chief has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others solicited tens of thousands of dollars over two years

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A retired FDNY fire chief admitted Tuesday to taking bribes to fast-track safety inspections  — marking the first public guilty plea in the wide-ranging corruption cases engulfing Mayor Eric Adams' administration.

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Ex-FDNY fire chief faces up to 5 years in prison as he pleads guilty in $200K bribery scheme

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City Fire Department chief has pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others solicited tens of thousands of dollars over two years to give preferential treatment in scheduling safety inspections. Brian Cordasco pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court Tuesday. The 49-year-old Staten Island resident told a judge that he and others accepted the bribes in return for e…

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NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others solicited tens of thousands of […]

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A retired FDNY chief accused of fast-tracking safety inspections for thousands of dollars in off-the-books kickbacks pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit bribery.  Chief Brian Cordasco, 49, will also have to cough up $57,000 in ill-gotten gains from the bribery scam, which prosecutors said earned him and Chief  Anthony Saccavino more than $190,000 in illegal payoffs. The two retired chiefs were charged with bribery, wire fraud, lying t…

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FDNY chief Brian Cordasco pleads guilty to receiving bribes to fast track building inspections

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Ex-FDNY chief from Staten Island pleads guilty in bribery scheme

Brian Cordasco, the former chief of the FDNY's Bureau of Fire Prevention, and co-defendant Anthony Saccavino were accused of abusing their positions of trust by accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes, a Sept. 16 indictment shows.

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Ex-FDNY Chief Brian Cordasco pleads guilty to taking bribes, prosecutors say

One of two fire prevention chiefs admitted to taking more than $5,000 over three years to fast-track inspections

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Retired FDNY chief pleads guilty in inspection bribery case

NEW YORK (AP) — A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others solicited tens of thousands of dollars over two years to give preferential treatment in scheduling safety inspections. Brian Cordasco, 49, of Staten Island, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to […]

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Ex-FDNY chief from Staten Island pleads guilty in bribery scheme

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