Two ex-FDNY chiefs are facing charges of bribery, corruption, and false statements.
Former FDNY chiefs charged with bribery.
On Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced that Anthony Saccavino and Brian Cordasco were charged with bribery, corruption, and false statements.
According to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, two individuals and an unnamed third party are accused of soliciting and accepting bribe payments from at least 2021 through 2023. The total amount of bribes allegedly received is over $190,000, which was paid in exchange for "priority access to the Bureau of Fire Prevention," Williams stated.
The bureau's approval is necessary for buildings to be open to the public or occupied, and they operate on a first-come-first-served basis, as explained by Williams.
Williams claimed that they created a VIP lane for faster service that could only be accessed with bribes.
Amid a growing investigation into corruption within New York City's government, arrests have been made.
Over the weekend, the top legal adviser to Mayor Eric Adams resigned abruptly, following the resignation of the head of the New York Police Department a few days prior, after federal investigators seized his phone.
They were accused of conspiring to bribe others, accepting bribes, committing fraud, conspiring to commit fraud, and making false statements in exchange for preferential treatment worth tens of thousands of dollars.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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