Ex-Cantor broker barred from invoking 9/11 in defense to SEC

By Kimberly | Published: January 19, 2022

Former Cantor Fitzgerald broker Adam Mattessich cannot defend himself from SEC charges by invoking the September 11th terrorist attacks, ruled U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla.

The case, Securities and Exchange Commission v Mattessich, 18-cv-5884, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, is tentatively scheduled for a February 2, 2022 trial date, reports Chris Dolmetsch for Bloomberg.

Mattessich is being sued for allegedly spitting commissions with a fellow broker illegally. He claims that because of loss of life at Cantor from the 9/11 attacks he “was stretched to his limits trying to save Cantor from collapse and had no time to discuss in any detail requests for changes in account coverage.”

Judge Polk Failla said, “I remain concerned about bringing 9/11 into a case where I don’t see its relevance.”

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Anthony Greco, son of late 9/11 first responder, now part of father’s beloved Rangers

By Kimberly | Published: January 14, 2022

Anthony Greco has now played for his and his father’s beloved NY Rangers.

Paul Greco, 54, was an FDNY firefighter who responded to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He died of World Trade Center-related illnesses in May of 2020. He lived long enough to know his son had signed with the Rangers, but not long enough to see him play for them, reports Mollie Walker for the NY Post.

Making Anthony’s Rangers debut even more special, he was on the ice for a total of 3 minutes and 43 seconds.

Greco’s future with the Rangers is uncertain, as he made the ice due to COVID-related absences.

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FDNY Chief of Department Thomas Richardson retires after a career ending with deadly Bronx fire

By Kimberly | Published: January 11, 2022

FDNY Chief of Department Thomas J. Richardson’s final fire before his retirement was one of the worst, last week’s Bronx fire that killed 17 people.

Chief Richardson, 62, the FDNY’s highest-ranking uniformed officer, spent 41 years in the FDNY, helping the people of New York City, including five months at the World Trade Center recovery operation after the 9/11 terrorist attacks destroyed the buildings.

He will use his expertise after his retirement at the Suffolk fire academy in Yaphank, teaching volunteer firefighters across Suffolk County, reports Matthew Chayes for NY Newsday.

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