Ex-FDNY fire prevention chief pleads guilty to taking bribes to fast-track inspections in NYC
Anthony Saccavino, 59, the former head of the Bureau of Fire Prevention from 2021 to 2023, admitted taking money to give preferential treatment to those who paid to get to the front of a two to four-month backlog.
Ex-FDNY chief guilty of creating ‘VIP lane’ to fast-track inspections in $200K pay-to-play bribery scheme
A second ex-FDNY chief copped a plea Wednesday in a nearly $200,000 pay-to-play bribery scheme that fast-tracked fire inspections across the Big Apple. Anthony Saccavino, 59, copped to a bribery conspiracy charge in Manhattan federal court as part of a plea agreement that will see him cough up $57,
Another ex-FDNY chief pleads guilty to federal charges in 'pay-to-play' scheme
Anthony Saccavino, 59, reportedly made $57,000 from the scheme, which involved fast-tracking inspections in exchange for bribes.
Former FDNY chief pleads guilty to conspiring with Staten Island ex-chief in bribery scheme
Anthony Saccavino and Brian Cordasco were charged with soliciting nearly $190,000 from city building owners and developers.
Former FDNY chief pleads guilty to conspiring to receive bribes to speed up building inspections
Former FDNY Chief Anthony Saccavino pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to accept thousands of dollars in bribes for speeding up inspections for businesses with matters before the department. Saccavino,
Ex-FDNY chief pleads guilty to pay-to-play bribery scheme, speeding up building inspections
A former FDNY chief pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to solicit and accept bribes in exchange for expediting inspections for businesses, prosecutors announced.
Ex-FDNY Chief Admits to Conspiring to Accept Bribes
I accepted cash in exchange for preferential treatment for entities with business before the Bureau of Fire Prevention,” ...
Fire at home on Staten Island prompts large FDNY response
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The FDNY responded to a fire at a home in New Springville on Thursday afternoon. The fire was reported at 2:08 p.m. at a townhouse at 32 Orbit Lane near Rockland Avenue, ...
Widow of firefighter who died on NYC’s ‘Black Sunday’ still grieving as FDNY honors 20th anniversary of disaster
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It was dramatic … overwhelming,” FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito told the Daily News, recalling the miles of scorched ...
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FDNY: Overnight fire on Withers Street
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Medic suspended from FDNY as department probes alleged pro-terrorist comments
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FDNY film celebrates 50 years of paramedicine in NYC
"An Extraordinary Measure" highlights the evolution of advanced pre-hospital care in the city and the FDNY EMS of today ...
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