In October 2025, after a two week trial, Connecticut’s former deputy budget director Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis, 69, was found guilty in Bridgeport Federal Court of felony charges bribery, extortion and lying to federal investigators related to abuse of his state position overseeing school construction contracts.
He was found to have used his position overseeing Connecticut’s school construction office to demand thousands of dollars in bribes in exchange for state contracts.
The offenses took place between 2018 and 2021) when Diamantis was the director of the CT’s Office of School Construction Grants and Review.
He was fired by Governor Ned Lamont in 2021 amid a federal investigation into his activities.
On Thursday, Attorney General William Tong released the following statement regarding pension revocation for Mr. Diamantis who has reportedly fled the country in advance of a sentencing hearing scheduled to take place in federal court on Thursday.
“Kosta Diamantis abused the public trust and will be held accountable. His disappearance this morning is a shameful insult to every person in Connecticut and will not deter our efforts to fully protect the state’s interest and taxpayer dollars. State law requires that my office take action to revoke or reduce the pension of state or municipal officials convicted of corruption-related charges. We are reviewing all legal options to fully enforce the law,” said Attorney General Tong.