Man Who Ordered Arson Gets 36 Years

A clothing store owner convicted in an arson-for-profit blaze that killed a firefighter was sentenced to 36 years in prison and fined $4.5 million.

Jack Ferranti, 42, who was sentenced Wednesday, ordered his brother to burn down his women’s clothing store in 1992 so he could collect $100,000 in insurance.

Firefighter Thomas Williams, 51, died trying to rescue three tenants who lived above the store.

The brother, Mario Ferranti, 38, got up to five years in prison.