Prosecutors say Brian Cordasco took bribes to speed up certain safety reviews and inspections of buildings.
A former FDNY chief accused of expediting fire safety reviews and inspections in exchange for nearly $100,000 in bribes pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a federal conspiracy charge.
The judge said Cordasco faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison, three years of post-release supervision and a fine of up to $300,000. The former FDNY official also agreed to forfeit $57,000 as part of the deal, the judge said.last month. Prosecutors said Cordasco publicly criticized corruption within the department's inspection and review process while privately engaging in it himself.
Meanwhile, he was quietly doing the same thing for apartments, restaurants and hotels across the city, and collecting tens of thousands of dollars in bribes, said the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York.
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