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

Brian Cordasco of Huguenot previously pleaded guilty to his role in a bribery scheme at the FDNY's Bureau of Fire Prevention.

One of two former FDNY chiefs indicted last year in a federal bribery probe that accused the men of exchanging bribes for fast-tracking inspections has been sentenced to 20 months in prison, officials ...

“You betrayed the trust that the Fire Department and the people of New York placed in you,” Judge Lewis Liman said of Brian Cordasco, 49, before ordering the retired smoke-eater to serve the prison ...

Former FDNY Chief Brian Cordasco, convicted of fast-tracking safety inspections for business owners who paid him off, was sentenced to 20 months in prison on Monday. Manhattan Federal Judge ...

Last fall, Brian Cordasco admitted in court that between 2021 and 2023, he and others accepted bribes to fast-track fire safety inspections and reviews. A federal grand jury indicted him and ...

A former New York City Fire Department chief will spend 20 months behind bars after admitting to taking thousands of dollars of bribes in exchange for preferential treatment on building inspections ...

Brian Cordasco, who was chief of the department’s Bureau of Fire Prevention, was also ordered to complete two years of supervised release after his prison term, pay a $100,000 fine and forfeit ...

“You betrayed the trust that the Fire Department and the people of New York placed in you,” Judge Lewis Liman said of Brian Cordasco, 49, before ordering the retired smoke-eater to serve the ...