Gov. Ned Lamont Subpoenaed to Potentially Testify in Federal Trial of Former State Deputy Budget Director

Gov. Lamont subpoenaed in bribery case against Kosta Diamantis

Governor Ned Lamont has been subpoenaed in the bribery case against former state official Kosta Diamantis, a spokesman for the governor said. The spokesperson said Lamont has no involvement in the criminal allegations and the subpoena is currently under review. Diamantis, a former state deputy budget director, is accused of demanding bribes from construction firms in exchange for state contracts....

Kosta Diamantis told us whom to hire, 3 witnesses testify in trial

A pair of local officials and a construction supervisor testified on Thursday that Konstantinos Diamantis, the former head of Connecticut’s school building program, directly intervened on several projects in Tolland and Hartford to assist two contractors who have admitted to paying him bribes. The testimony, which was delivered during the fourth day of Diamantis’ ongoing criminal trial, was meant to button up federal prosecutors’ claims that Dia…

Gov. Ned Lamont subpoenaed to potentially testify in federal trial of former state deputy budget director

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A subpoena for the testimony of Gov. Ned Lamont has been served at the Office of the Attorney General of Connecticut in relation to the bribery trial of Lamont's former state deputy budget director, Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis. Norm Pattis, the defense attorney for Diamantis, has requested Lamont's testimony and described the subpoena as akin to an "insurance policy" in the event he chooses to actually call the gove…

Ex-CT official ‘created an atmosphere of fear’ witness testifies in federal bribery trial

Federal prosecutors spent the first two days of the criminal trial of Konstantinos Diamantis portraying the former director of Connecticut’s school construction office as a public official who extorted contractors into paying him bribes. But on Wednesday, Diamantis’ defense attorney, Norm Pattis, sought to shift the narrative to show that it was Diamantis who was being taken advantage of. Pattis used the cross examination of Antonietta DiBenedet…