US EditionJury Finds Kosta Diamantis Guilty on All 21 Counts in Federal Trial
Konstantinos Diamantis was convicted of bribery, extortion, and conspiracy for demanding payments and jobs from contractors in exchange for school construction contracts, jurors found him guilty on 21 counts.
- The jury in Bridgeport returned a guilty verdict Wednesday, convicting Konstantinos 'Kosta' Diamantis, Connecticut's former deputy budget director, on 21 federal counts including extortion and bribery.
- Prosecutors say Diamantis exploited his role at the Office of School Construction Grants and Review from 2018 to 2021 to force two contractors to pay bribes and secure a job for his daughter in Tolland, Hartford and New Britain.
- Witness testimony described cash deliveries and quid pro quo payments, including envelopes handed to Diamantis by Sal Monarca and John Duffy at restaurants and his home, plus a $40,000 demand tied to Acranom Masonry's school bid.
- Sentencing is set for Jan. 14, and Diamantis will stay free on bond until then; Norm Pattis said he plans to appeal and warned of a 10-to-12-year sentence, while a second federal trial is expected next year.
- Gov. Ned Lamont released a statement after the verdict, saying he removed Diamantis in 2021, ordered an independent review, and returned oversight to the Department of Administrative Services.
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Lamont says justice is delivered in Diamantis conviction
Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis leaves federal court with his lawyer in Hartford on May 16.(Molly Ingram / WSHU)Justice has been served by the federal corruption conviction of Kosta Diamantis, according to Gov. Ned Lamont.Diamantis, a former deputy budget director and head of school construction, was found guilty on all 21 counts by a jury in the U.S. District Court in Bridgeport on Wednesday.“Jury of your peers, you've got to be held accountable…
Former CT deputy budget director Kosta Diamantis found guilty in federal bribery trial
Kosta Diamantis, a former state representative and Connecticut's former deputy budget director, was found guilty Wednesday on all counts in a case involving soliciting bribes in return for approving school construction contract bids.
Kosta Diamantis guilty on all charges
This story has been updated. Konstantinos Diamantis, Connecticut’s former deputy budget director, was found guilty on Wednesday of using his position overseeing the state’s school construction office to enrich himself and his family. After deliberating for about a day and a half, 12 federal jurors found Diamantis, 69, guilty of 21 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and lying to federal investigators. “It was a clean sweep. I thought it was…
Jury finds Kosta Diamantis guilty on all 21 counts in federal trial
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) — A jury has found Konstantinos "Kosta" Diamantis, Gov. Ned Lamont's former state deputy budget director, guilty on all 21 counts of bribery, extortion and making false statements in his federal trial. TV EXCLUSIVE: Kosta Diamantis remains defiant as jury continues deliberations in federal trial Counts 1 and 2 | Extortion by Wrongful Use of Fear or Under Color of Official Right: Guilty Counts 3 and 4 | Bribery: Gu…
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