BRIDGEPORT, CT (WFSB) - A school superintendent testified Thursday in the federal trial against Kosta Diamantis, the former director of school construction for the state who is facing bribery and extortion charges.

Walter Willett told jurors about what took place during a school construction project in Tolland in 2019. He said the Birch Grove Primary School needed major repairs because of its crumbling foundation, and Diamantis helped get Construction Advocacy Professionals, or CAP, hired for the project.

Earlier this week , CAP’s owner testified that Diamantis demanded money from her and she paid him so she could get the Tolland school project.

Diamantis is charged with 22 counts of bribery and extortion related to his role overseeing state school construction projects.

The trial is

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