The case against Konstantinos Diamantis paints a portrait of a state official, desperate for money, who wasn’t afraid to use his power.
Dave Altimari
Dave does in-depth investigative reporting for CT Mirror. His work focuses on government accountability including financial oversight, abuse of power, corruption, safety monitoring, and compliance with law. Before joining CT Mirror Altimari spent 23 years at the Hartford Courant breaking some of the state’s biggest, most impactful investigative stories.
Posted inInvestigations
Kosta Diamantis arrested, faces 22 federal counts; 3 others charged
Kosta Diamantis, a former top-ranking CT official, faces 22 federal charges, including extortion, bribery and making false statements.
Posted inHealth
Prospect Medical sued by CT Hospital Association over unpaid fees
The lawsuit, which accuses Prospect Medical Holdings of not paying $1.75M in fees over two years, is the company’s latest legal issue.
Posted inHealth
House passes broad bill overhauling aspects of elder care sector
The bill, which makes changes to CT’s home care and nursing home industry, follows CT Mirror reporting exposing gaps in elder care.
Posted inInvestigations
CT canceled only one audit of self-reported Medicaid overpayments
DSS audited 14 of the Medicaid overpayments reported by medical providers since mid-2017. The one canceled involved a legislator’s fiancée.
Posted inHealth
Complaint backlog at CT nursing homes, hospitals is years long
The CT Department of Public Health has 2,400 unaddressed complaints about nursing homes and 1,300 about hospitals. Some date back to 2019.
Posted inGovernment
SEEC refers 2 Bridgeport election cases to state’s attorney
The referral opens a new chapter in a scandal that has resulted in legal battles and repeated elections between Joe Ganim and John Gomes.
Posted inInvestigations
CT ‘red flag’ law is being applied unevenly, analysis shows
In one recent case, police failed to use CT’s red flag law to take a disturbed man’s guns. Within days, he killed his girlfriend and himself.
Posted inMoney
Few details about Prospect Medical’s $12 million tax cut
A tax break extended to Prospect Medical Holdings will be paid back, top CT officials said, though details were few.
Posted inHealth
CT approves Prospect Medical-YNHH deal, paving the way for sale
The sale of three Prospect Medical-owned hospitals can proceed after CT approved YNHH’s certificate of need. But the deal is still in danger.
Posted inInvestigations
Lawmakers push for more transparency in nursing home spending
Connecticut lawmakers want to scrutinize more closely how nursing facilities are spending millions of dollars in Medicaid funds.
Posted inPolitics
Secretary of the State files Bridgeport election complaint with SEEC
The CT Secretary of the State’s office has referred possible violations ahead of the Bridgeport election on Feb. 27 to enforcement officials.
Posted inHealth
CT Prospect patients, staff plead for YNHH sale in emails to Lamont
Gov. Ned Lamont has received more than 100 messages from residents and workers about the sale of the three CT hospitals.
Posted inHealth
CT elder care bill gets mixed support from advocates, officials
Home care and nursing home industry leaders had cautious support for a sweeping bill that would overhaul aspects of CT’s elder care sector.
Posted inHealth
What if a local hospital goes broke? CT lacks receivership authority
The Office of Health Strategy said CT does not have a direct path to take over hospitals through receivership, as it has with nursing homes.