Two Former FDNY Chiefs Arrested By Feds for Allegedly Accepting Bribes to Speed Up Inspections
On Monday, two retired New York City Fire Department fire chiefs were arrested by federal officials after being accused of allegedly accepting bribes to fast-track safety inspections and reviews.
The New York Post reports that Anthony Saccavino and Brian Cordasco, who worked in the FDNY’s Bureau of Fire Prevention, were arrested on bribery, corruption, and false statements offenses as part of the long-running corruption probe.
They are accused of “soliciting and accepting tens of thousands of dollars in bribe payments in exchange for providing preferential treatment to certain individuals and companies with matters pending before the FDNY” from 2021 through 2023.
“For nearly two years, Saccavino and Cordasco misused this authority for their own financial gain,” the indictment alleged.
