Fugitive Ex-Budget Chief Escapes Sentencing | Global News

A 70-year-old former Connecticut budget official, Konstantinos Diamantis, has vanished after being convicted of extorting contractors for bribes tied to school construction projects. Fleeing to the Bahamas and then London before settling in Greece — where extradition may be blocked due to his dual citizenship — he’s now a fugitive evading a looming prison sentence. Diamantis claims Gov. Ned Lamont weaponized justice against him, calling the prosecution a personal ruin that destroyed his life and family. Connecticut officials are furious, condemning his flight as shameful and moving to halt his pension. Sentencing is rescheduled for September 30th, with or without him — and he faces another corruption charge pending.

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