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Kosta Diamantis

former Connecticut lawmaker and state official
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Deep research · Exaupdated 5 days ago
Kosta Diamantis is a former Connecticut state lawmaker and deputy budget director who was convicted on 21 federal counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy, and lying to investigators in October 2025. He was found to have used his authority over the Office of School Construction Grants and Review to demand bribes and financial benefits from contractors in exchange for project influence and to secure employment for his daughter. Diamantis also faces pending federal charges regarding an alleged scheme to squash a state audit of a health care provider.
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Kosta Diamantis guilty on all charges in corruption trial | Connecticut Public
www.ctpublic.org · 2025-10-22
Jury finds Kosta Diamantis, ex-CT official, guilty in corruption trial
www.ctinsider.com · 2025-10-22
Kosta Diamantis guilty on all charges
ctmirror.org · 2025-10-22
Former CT school construction official faces 22 federal charges
www.ctinsider.com · 2024-05-16
Behind Kosta Diamantis’ arrest: Money woes, unfettered power
www.wshu.org · 2024-05-20
Ex-CT politician and official indicted on extortion, bribery charges
www.ctinsider.com · 2025-02-28
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FBI investigating projects related to fired state official Kosta Diamantis
ctmirror.org · 2022-02-02
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US·United States·2 months ago
Kosta Diamantis to change plea in bribery case
Konstantinos 'Kosta' Diamantis, a former Connecticut lawmaker and state official convicted of soliciting bribes, is set to change his plea in a separate case in which he's accused of quashing a state probe into a Bristol.
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US·United States·2 months ago
Ex-CT official convicted of corruption to change plea in bribery case
Konstantinos 'Kosta' Diamantis, a former Connecticut lawmaker and state official, was convicted of soliciting bribes and is set to change his plea in a separate case.
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