Former State Deputy Budget Director Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison in Federal Corruption Case

Kosta Diamantis, still a fugitive, sentenced to 84 months

Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis was sentenced in absentia Wednesday to 84 months in prison for extorting bribes from contractors.

Kosta Diamantis sentenced to 7 years in prison on corruption charges

Kosta Diamantis, Connecticut’s former deputy budget director, was sentenced to seven years in prison on corruption charges.

Kosta Diamantis sentenced in absentia to 7 years in prison

The former state official was convicted last year on 21 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy, and making false statements to investigators.

Former state deputy budget director sentenced to 7 years in prison in federal corruption case

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (WTNH) -- A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced absent Kosta Diamantis to 7 years in prison, while Attorney General William Tong moved to revoke his pension after the sentence was handed down. The prison sentence awaits the former state official if he ever returns to the United States from Greece. Shortly after 10 a.m., [...]