USA v. Diamantis et al
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October 29, 2025
Convicted Ex-Conn. Official Flags Juror's Comment To Media
A former Connecticut schools construction official asked a federal judge to hold a hearing to determine if jurors were candid about their exposure to press coverage of his corruption case, saying Wednesday that the forewoman's post-conviction comment to the media "raises serious questions."
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October 22, 2025
Ex-Conn. School Buildings Official Convicted Of Corruption
A federal jury on Wednesday convicted Connecticut's former school construction director on corruption charges, agreeing with prosecutors that Konstantinos "Kosta" Diamantis accepted bribes, committed extortion and lied to both the FBI and the IRS about payments he admitted accepting from two construction firms.
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October 20, 2025
Connecticut Official Had 'Dirtiest Hands Of All,' Jury Told
Former Connecticut school construction director Kosta Diamantis was a "corrupt public official" who pushed local authorities to hire a masonry contractor and a construction management firm that paid him a cut of their negotiated government contracts, prosecutors told a jury during closing arguments Monday.
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October 17, 2025
Ex-Official Enforced Fee Deal With Job Threat, Jury Hears
Connecticut school construction director Kosta Diamantis on Friday admitted during cross-examination that he threatened to yank a masonry subcontractor from jobs in Tolland and Hartford if it didn't pay him what he claimed was a legitimate, agreed-upon $70,000 fee for lining up an introduction to a general contractor.
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October 16, 2025
Ex-Conn. Budget Official Testifies $70K Payments Were Legit
Connecticut school construction director Kosta Diamantis believed state ethics statutes and a 2016 U.S. Supreme Court case allowed him to pocket roughly $70,000 in return for introducing his former brother-in-law's masonry company to a prominent general contractor, a federal jury heard Thursday.
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October 02, 2025
Experts Flag Rare Cooperation Level In Conn. Corruption Case
Former Connecticut state budget official Konstantinos Diamantis faces jury selection Friday for charges of soliciting and accepting bribes connected to school construction projects, plus likely testimony from three construction company leaders who swiftly signaled their cooperation with the government in a manner some local experts found unique.
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April 24, 2025
No Greece Trip For Ex-Conn. Official Facing Corruption Cases
A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday denied a former state official's request to take a trip to Greece amid two indictments, an order that came the day after the government opposed the plan.
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April 23, 2025
Feds Oppose Ex-Conn. Official's 'Troubling' Greece Trip Plan
Federal prosecutors on Wednesday opposed a twice-indicted ex-Connecticut budget official's request to spend six weeks in Greece visiting family as he awaits twin corruption trials, citing a skipped deadline to relinquish guns and the risk that he might use Greek citizenship to evade justice.
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April 07, 2025
Ex-Conn. Budget Official Plans To Testify In Corruption Cases
Twice-indicted former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos Diamantis plans to testify in two upcoming federal corruption trials, his attorney revealed Monday during a scheduling call that snapped into focus the timeline for both cases.
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March 17, 2025
May Trial Set For Ex-Conn. Official's New Corruption Charges
A Connecticut federal judge said Monday that former Constitution State budget official Konstantinos Diamantis and ex-lawmaker Christopher Ziogas will go to trial on May 7 for claims they respectively took and paid bribes to stop a state audit of Ziogas' fiancée, who has admitted to healthcare fraud.