I betrayed the very same people who took me in with open arms. I know I cannot go back and make things right. There are no do ...

One of two former FDNY chiefs indicted last year in a federal bribery probe that accused the men of exchanging bribes for ...

Brian Cordasco received 20 months in prison for his role in a scheme to fast-track building inspections and reviews.

Brian Cordasco admitted in court that between 2021 and 2023, he and others accepted bribes to fast-track fire safety ...

A former New York City Fire Department chief has been sentenced to nearly two years in federal prison after admitting he accepted thousands of dollars in bribes to expedite safety inspections.

Manhattan Federal Judge Lewis Liman said what former FDNY chief Brian Cordasco did in the brazen pay-to-play bribery scheme ...

Cordasco pleaded guilty in October to scheming with supervisor Anthony Saccavino at the FDNY Bureau of Fire Prevention to take nearly $200,000 in kickbacks — including from high-end restaurants ...

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.