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Firefighters accused of being bookies still on city payroll

By Howard B. Owens
Gregory Phillips Brian Bordinaro Lance Engel

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

Judge tells bookies they will serve in a weekend-work program

By Howard B. Owens

The three men -- including two former City firefighters -- who admitted to a bookmaking charge late last year will work weekends for the community through the Sheriff's Office the next four and a half months, serve three years on probation and pay a $1,000 fine each.

Because the county's

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