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Three men accused of illegally accepting bets, including two city firefighters, are being charged under NYS law of racketeering.

The "enterprise corruption" statute is similar to the federal RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) law.

The Class B non-violent felony carries a possible minimum sentence of one to three

Gregory Phillips, Brian Bordinaro -- two city firefighters accused of running an illegal bookmaking operation -- are still on the public payroll, according to City Manager Jason Molino.

Under New York's civil service law, employees accused of wrongdoing can't just be fired. There is