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Investigations
Keep up with the latest reporting from CT Mirror’s investigative team.
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West Haven paid now-indicted contractor $85,400 to pick up leaf bags
State officials overseeing West Haven’s finances are now questioning whether they should increase their oversight.
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As pedestrian deaths rise in CT, state looks for ways to curb the drivers
With at least 16 pedestrian deaths on Connecticut roads as of March 14, 2022 could become one of the more deadly years for pedestrians in CT.
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Kosta Diamantis advocated ‘hybrid’ school building setup despite pushback
Kosta Diamantis convinced lawmakers in 2019 to OK a hybrid school construction model that would allow management firms to “self-perform” work
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Electrician got $2.4 million job from contractor after school project vote
A contractor who worked with D’Amato Construction for “more than 30 years” voted to make D’Amato the general contractor on a Bristol project.
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Bristol receives subpoena seeking construction records involving Diamantis
The subpoena echoes one served to Tolland, seeking documents involving Konstantinos Diamantis and the state school construction grant program.
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CT officials tell towns they won’t honor Diamantis’ promises for school funding
Hartford and Farmington now have to come up with millions of dollars in school building costs they expected the state to cover.
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Grand jury subpoena seeks Tolland school records involving Diamantis
The subpoena seeks ‘all communications with or related to Konstantinos Diamantis’ and documents regarding the Birch Grove school construction.
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An unsigned memo provoked a vigorous defense from Kosta Diamantis
In 2020, Kosta Diamantis mounted a furious defense against an accusatory memo. He is still defending himself, but now the stakes are higher.
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State releases new guidelines for hazardous waste removal contracts
The updated contract replaced one overseen by Kosta Diamantis and now limits when towns can use certain contractors for emergency work.
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Melissa McCaw: ‘Broader steering’ concerns ‘never came to my knowledge’
OPM Secretary Melissa McCaw distanced herself from the former deputy at the center of an FBI investigation.
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Companies named in subpoena were primary recipients of hazmat work
AAIS and Bestech got all but 15 of the 284 purchase orders issued by the state for hazardous waste disposal and demolition from 2017-2022.
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Federal prosecutors charge two more in West Haven conspiracy probe
Former state Rep. Michael DiMassa’s wife was one of two people arrested Friday as part of a widening investigation into corruption.
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Bristol, Groton officials: State pressured them on school building contracts
Officials in both municipalities said they received orders to reject the winning bids for demolition and cleanup for three different schools.
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Top Lamont officials were told of school bidding complaints in 2020
An attorney for a Stamford construction company warned that CT school construction contracts were being improperly awarded.