USA v. Diamantis
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September 17, 2026
Ex-Conn. Budget Official Flees US Before Corruption Sentence
Former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos Diamantis slipped out of the United States before learning his fate on federal corruption charges by driving to Florida, taking a boat to the Bahamas, and flying to London, apparently using a Greek passport he was not supposed to possess, attorneys revealed in court Thursday.
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September 14, 2026
Conn. Budget Official Deserves 10-Year Sentence, Feds Say
Federal prosecutors say former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos Diamantis deserves to spend between roughly 10 and 12½ years in prison after being convicted of accepting bribes, committing extortion and lying to federal agents, arguing "his greed, corruption and abject lack of integrity" require time behind bars.
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September 04, 2026
Ex-Budget Official Asks To Avoid Prison In Conn. Bribery Case
Former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos Diamantis asked a federal judge Friday to spare him from a potential decade-plus prison sentence after his conviction for demanding and accepting bribes, citing factors including his advanced age and loss of his law license.
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May 01, 2026
Ex-Budget Official's Sentencing Set Before 2nd Bribery Trial
Former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos Diamantis will be sentenced in a school construction bribery case before being tried on bribery charges involving a healthcare audit, a federal judge has ruled.
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April 20, 2026
Ex-Budget Official's Plea Hearing Fizzles In 2nd Bribery Case
A change of plea hearing scheduled Monday afternoon in the second federal corruption trial of former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos M. Diamantis never materialized, with the parties emerging from chambers and leaving a Bridgeport courthouse without a judge entering the courtroom or going on the record.
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April 17, 2026
Plea Change Hearing Set For Former Conn. Budget Official
A change of plea hearing has been scheduled for Monday afternoon for Konstantinos M. Diamantis, a former Connecticut budget official, elected politician and attorney facing an impending federal corruption trial for allegedly pocketing bribes while helping end a state Medicaid audit of an optometry practice operated by his friend's fiancée.
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March 24, 2026
Convicted Ex-Budget Official's Attorney Resignation Approved
A Connecticut judge on Tuesday accepted former state budget official Konstantinos M. Diamantis' decision to relinquish his law license and never reapply for admission to the bar after a corruption trial last year ended with his conviction.
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January 23, 2026
Convicted Ex-Budget Official Gives Up Conn. Law License
With a second corruption trial looming, former Connecticut school construction official Konstantinos Diamantis has agreed to give up his license to practice law in the state and waive his ability to reapply to the bar.
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January 08, 2026
Ex-Budget Official's Atty Stays On Case At Judge's Urging
Despite an order allowing him to withdraw over a $65,000 fee dispute, a lawyer for former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos Diamantis late on Thursday agreed to remain on a case after a federal judge urged him to consider seeking payments under the Criminal Justice Act.
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January 02, 2026
Connecticut Cases To Watch In 2026
The criminal prosecution of a law firm bookkeeper accused of embezzling $584,000 over a dozen years and the criminal trial of a strip club boss accused of failing to report $5.7 million in cash income to the Internal Revenue Service are just two high-profile cases scheduled for trial in Connecticut dockets in 2026.