Witness: Former state official asked for money, said ‘take care of his daughter’

Witness: Former state official asked for money, said ‘take care of his daughter’

When Antonietta DiBenedetto Roy was looking for advice on starting her construction business, she turned to a powerful source: Konstantinos Diamantis, the head of Connecticut’s school construction program. And when Roy began looking for an administrative assistant to hire for that business, she said, there was only one real choice: Diamantis’ daughter Anastasia. Kevin Rennie: The last excruciating mile of the road to justice in Connecticut. Mone…

Kosta Diamantis 'told me to take care of his daughter,' witness says

When Antonietta DiBenedetto Roy was looking for advice on starting her construction business, she turned to a powerful source: Konstantinos Diamantis, the head of Connecticut’s school construction program. And when Roy began looking for an administrative assistant to hire for that business, she said, there was only one real choice: Diamantis’ daughter Anastasia. Roy, who is the owner of a company called Construction Advocacy Professionals, was t…

Diamantis ‘controlled the pocketbook for all state jobs,' witness says

Former state deputy budget director Kosta Diamantis is accused of demanding bribes from construction firms in exchange for work on school projects.