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,
Former FDNY chief pleads guilty to conspiring to receive bribes to speed up building inspections
Saccavino, 59, is accused of expediting fire inspections for building owners who could pay up in a scheme that saw him and his co-conspirators rake in nearly $200,000 in illegal kickbacks.
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.
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-fire chief in New York City pleads guilty in corruption scandal
A former New York City Fire Department chief pleaded guilty Wednesday to a conspiracy charge, admitting that he and others ...
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, ...
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FDNY firefighters battle stubborn apartment fire on Upper East Side
Roughly 150 firefighters worked to extinguish the flames and one firefighter was being treated for a minor injury.
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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 ...
Firefighter sues Oyster Bay Fire Company No. 1, says he was illegally suspended
The longtime firefighter has sued that fire company and an assistant chief, alleging he was illegally suspended and removed ...
Fire at pre-war Upper East Side apartment building displaces over a dozen residents
This was a labor intensive fire for the fire department,” FDNY Assistant Chief John Sarrocco said at the scene.
FDNY chiefs tour LA wildfire devastation to learn lessons for fighting NYC blazes
A group of FDNY fire chiefs toured the devastation left behind by the Los Angeles wildfires last week, learning valuable ...