Overview
- Prosecutors confronted Kosta Diamantis with messages about intervening on the Weaver High project and threatening to find a new mason on Birch Grove if payments lagged.
- Newly presented texts with his daughter suggested he discussed her compensation at Construction Advocacy Professionals.
- The government emphasized cash and cashed-check payments that were not reported on federal tax returns or required state ethics filings.
- Diamantis insisted the money was lawful referral and legal fees and said he plans to amend prior tax filings.
- A D'Amato Construction executive testified Diamantis never brokered a meeting with Acranom, undercutting his referral-fee claim, and the judge urged a cooler tone after denying a mistrial.