
A former top fire safety chief of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) has agreed to plead guilty in a federal bribery and corruption case. The retired chief is one of two former FDNY officials charged with taking secret kickbacks in exchange for expediting fire safety inspections for paying clients. The plea deal involves the retired chief admitting to accepting thousands of dollars in off-the-books payments to fast-track safety inspections, according to federal prosecutors.
A retired FDNY chief accused of fast-tracking safety inspections for thousands of dollars in off-the-books kickbacks plans to plead guilty in the case https://t.co/CeFzAZdSr2
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NEW: A former top FDNY fire safety chief is planning to plead guilty in a deal with federal prosecutors who charged him and a colleague with taking secret kickbacks to expedite safety inspections for paying customers. https://t.co/64PiL0Lgch