The Western Journal
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The homes of two New York Fire Department chiefs were raided early Thursday morning by the FBI and the city’s Department of Investigation amid a corruption investigation.
The FDNY’s headquarters in Brooklyn also was raided and some items were seized as part of an inquiry into whether fire chiefs Brian Cordasco and Anthony Saccavino accepted bribes to expedite fire safety inspections, the New York Post reported.
Computers and documents were taken by federal and city officials after Cordasco and Saccavino accepted payments of nearly $100,000 apiece from a recently retired firefighter, according to The New York Times.
That firefighter was not identified.
Homes in Staten Island and Brooklyn owned by the two chiefs also were targeted by investigators, and both men’s mobile phones were taken.
According to the Times, FDNY Commissioner Laura Kavanagh heard allegations last summer that Cordasco and Saccavino had accepted the payments to help expedite or arrange building inspections, and she immediately contacted the city’s DOI, triggering an investigation.
Neither man had been charged with a crime or directly accused by investigators of any wrongdoing as of Thursday afternoon, WABC-TV reported.
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