Colangelo has been under fire for his decision to hire the daughter of a state budget officer from whom he was seeking raises for himself and other senior employees
The controversy over Colangelo already had become political, a week after an investigation commissioned by Lamont questioned his judgement and credibility following the decision to give a high-paying patronage job to Anastasia Diamantis, whose father, Konstantinos Diamantis, is Lamont’s former Deputy Secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.
The Criminal Justice Commission, which appointed Colangelo and has the sole power to fire him, scheduled a meeting Wednesday with lawyers from the state Attorney General’s office to review the laws and regulations governing removal of the Chief State’s Attorney, a Constitutional officer who cannot simply be dismissed.
State officials disclosed the issuance of the subpoena and accompanying correspondence Wednesday in response to a public records request by the Courant.