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 ...
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 ...
BP honors 5 Staten Island FDNY/EMS members for heroic toddler rescue
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Borough President Vito Fossella and District Attorney Michael McMahon honored four Staten Island ...
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Former FDNY Chief Pleads Guilty to Fed Bribery Charges
A former high-ranking FDNY official, Anthony Saccavino, has pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges stemming from a pay-to-play scheme. He faces a maximum of ...
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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 ...
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Heroic firefighter saves baby trapped in basement of burning NYC home: FDNY
Anthony Harper of Engine 163 was the first firefighter to respond to multiple reports of trapped individuals in a blaze at 267 Ada Drive in Graniteville around 3:45 p.m. Friday, FDNY Deputy Chief ...
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NYC fire leaves 16 hurt, including baby, as firefighters confront ‘biggest challenge’ in apartment building
“[We found] very heavy fire on arrival,” FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Joseph Duggan, Jr., the Brooklyn borough commander, told reporters. “The firefighters were confronted with the biggest ...
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Former FDNY chief pleads guilty to conspiring to receive bribes to speed up building inspections
Former FDNY Chief Anthony Saccavino pleaded guilty on ... using the so-called “Deputy Mayor of Operations list” — named before it fell under the purview of that official.