A former chief in the Fire Department’s Bureau of Fire Prevention was sentenced to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release for accepting more than $50,000 in bribes in exchange for expediting building inspections, prosecutors announced.
Brian Cordasco, 50, of Staten Island, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Lewis J. Liman in the Southern District of New York. The ex-chief, who joined the FDNY in 2002, was fined $100,000 and ordered to forfeit $57,000 — the estimated amount in bribes he received.
This item is available in full to subscribers.
We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you have an active digital subscription, then you already have an account here. Just reset your password, if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
If you are a current print-only subscriber, and want access to our website,click here to view your options for changing you subscription level.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
