Kosta Diamantis and Chris Ziogas are charged with conspiring to have a 2020 audit of Helen Zervas’ optometry practice cancelled.
Andrew Brown
Andrew joined CT Mirror as an investigative reporter in July 2021. Since that time, he's written stories about a state lawmaker who stole $1.2 million in pandemic relief funds, the state Treasurer's failure to return millions of dollars in unclaimed money to Connecticut citizens and an absentee ballot scandal that resulted in a judge tossing out the results of Bridgeport's 2023 Democratic mayoral primary. Prior to moving to Connecticut, Andrew was a reporter at local newspapers in North Dakota, West Virginia and South Carolina. His work focuses primarily on uncovering government corruption but over the course of his career, he has also written stories about the environment, the country's ongoing opioid epidemic and state and local governments. Do you have a story tip? Reach Andrew at 843-592-9958
Posted inJustice
Arrest warrants detail charges of voter fraud in Bridgeport
Arrest warrants suggest the probe into voter fraud in Bridgeport might not end with the charges filed against five Democratic officials.
Posted inInvestigations
Five charged with election crimes stemming from 2023 Bridgeport primary
Five people, including three Bridgeport council members, face election-related charges stemming from the city’s 2023 Democratic primary.
Posted inJustice
Bristol eye doctor pleads guilty to fraud in Medicaid audit case
Helen Zervas admitted to interfering with an audit of Medicaid overpayments that ended after Kosta Diamantis helped deliver a check to DSS.
Posted inMoney
Lamont wants to dip into opioid settlement to fund social services
Despite a CT law ensuring the money would be used to counteract the epidemic, Lamont wants to tap into it to pay for social service programs.
Posted inMoney
Lamont’s business tax changes would hit film and TV companies, large corporations
The changes would raise revenue from large, multistate corporations and limit a tax credit that has fostered movie and television production.
Posted inEducation
CT Education Department issues guidance to K-12 schools on immigration enforcement
The guidance comes after the Trump administration said immigrations officials could now make arrests at places like schools and churches.
Posted inInvestigations
Genworth ties executive pay to rate increases for long-term care insurance
Genworth Financial, which sells coverage in CT, has a business plan that relies heavily on getting what it wants from insurance regulators.
Posted inInvestigations
CT long-term care insurance costs are skyrocketing, strangling consumers
With annual rate hikes often exceeding 50%, coverage is increasingly unaffordable. And as complaints mount, legislative reform has been slow.
Posted inImmigration
CT GOP wants to roll back law that limits cooperation with ICE
CT Republicans want to roll back a state law that limits when law enforcement can cooperate with federal immigration agents.
Posted inJustice
Adrian Peeler’s clemency, Jan. 6 pardons raise concerns in CT, DC
CT Sen. Richard Blumenthal plans to raise a bill to boost transparency and require notifications during the pardons and clemency processes.
Posted inJustice
CT needs to find new inspector general to investigate police shootings
The state announced Friday that Robert Devlin, who has served in that post since 2021, intends to retire in July from the high-profile job.
Posted inInvestigations
Bridgeport councilman referred for more election-related crimes
Alfredo Castillo allegedly registered a non U.S. citizen to vote in the city’s 2023 Democratic primary, according to a complaint.
Posted inJustice
BEST OF 2024: Feds continue to probe other matters involving Kosta Diamantis
While the indictment against Kosta Diamantis was being prepared, the FBI continued to probe a cancelled audit of a Bristol eye doctor.
Posted inEconomic Development
New London State Pier construction fixes likely to cost millions
Correcting the construction errors is expected to cost at least several million dollars and take until 2027. Who will pay for it is unclear.