Two former New York City Fire Department (FDNY) chiefs, Anthony Saccavino and Brian Cordasco, have been taken into custody on bribery, corruption, and false statements charges. The arrests were announced by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
According to U.S. Attorney Damian Williams, Saccavino and Cordasco, along with an unnamed third party, are accused of soliciting and accepting bribes totaling over $190,000 between 2021 and 2023. The bribes were allegedly paid in exchange for receiving priority access to the Bureau of Fire Prevention.
