By Lou Michel
The Buffalo News
BATAVIA, N.Y. — Two Batavia firefighters knew the odds were stacked against them when Genesee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Steve Mullen began investigating allegations that they had illegal second jobs as bookies.
Mullen reportedly was a gambler himself and had often placed bets on college and professional football games with one of the firefighters.
“When I heard that Sgt. Mullen was investigating, I thought he was being a hypocrite and that the Genesee County Sheriff’s [Office] should be looking to see if he was gambling while on duty,” Brian Bordinaro said of the investigation that ended firefighting careers for him and Greg Phillips.
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