Behind Kosta Diamantis' arrest: Money woes, unfettered power
The case against Konstantinos Diamantis paints a portrait of a CT state official, desperate for money, who wasn't afraid to use his power.
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CT companies paid Diamantis' demands for steered work, documents show
Federal documents show former CT official 'Kosta' Diamantis was receiving personal checks from the owners of companies to steer building projects to them.
United States Hartford Public High School Ned Lamont Melissa Mccaw Kosta Diamantis Richard Colangelo
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Rennie: CT gave equity and fairness a holiday; it's back to haunt us
Diamantis pleaded not guilty Thursday afternoon in federal court, hours after FBI agents took him into custody at his Farmington home.
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Kosta Diamantis, state official, arrested on federal charges
Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, a former Connecticut lawmaker and deputy budget director, was arrested Thursday morning by federal agents under a sealed grand jury indictment, according to the U.S. Attorney’s office. Diamantis is to be arraigned in U.S. District Court in Hartford later today, whe
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Body of man found in Yantic River in Norwich
Norwich ― Police and fire crews recovered the body of what appeared to be an adult white male from the Yantic River at the edge of the far left side of the Stop & Shop grocery store parking lot We...
Scott Meickle Yantic Fire Engine Co Great Plain Volunteer Fire Department Stop Shop Taftville Volunteer Fire Department Yantic River
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Can Bridgeport voters seek arrests for election misconduct? CT Supreme Court to decide
An appeal will test the constitutionality of a CT law allowing voters to petition for the arrest of people they suspect violated election law.
Source: ctmirror.org
Medicaid Fraud Scheme: CT Man Sentenced For Stealing $900K
A Connecticut man who posed as a counselor was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay back more than $900,000 after pleading no contest to a large Medicaid fraud scheme. Hartford County resident Ramon Apellaniz, 39, of East Hartford, …
Hartford County United States New Canaan East Hartford Ramon Apellaniz Connecticut Division Of Criminal Justice
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Namah condemns utterances by US President Biden
The comments by United States President Joe Biden saying his uncle was eaten by cannibals in New Guinea is not a “slip of the tongue”, says Member for Vanimo Green Belden Namah.
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CT elections enforcement commission needs more staff, head says
The SEEC has struggled with its caseload after the Bridgeport election scandal, but lawmakers have said more money to add staff is unlikely.
Source: ctmirror.org
CT forensics experts are tackling backlog of grim cold cases. New money and old DNA can bring justice
In a Hartford courtroom on Tuesday morning, prosecutors will begin presenting evidence in a case that went cold for years — a double homicide in the city’s North End in 2016. The state will argue its case against Brandon Letman, hoping for a conviction in just one of the many cases in Connecticut that went cold, this one leaving the victim’s loved ones waiting for answers for years. In other ...
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