{"id":2663546,"date":"2026-09-17T18:21:05","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T22:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convicted-ex-connecticut-official-flees-to-greece-before-bribery-sentencing\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T18:23:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T22:23:02","slug":"convicted-ex-connecticut-official-flees-to-greece-before-bribery-sentencing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/convicted-ex-connecticut-official-flees-to-greece-before-bribery-sentencing\/","title":{"rendered":"Convicted ex-Connecticut official flees to Greece before bribery sentencing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconvicted-ex-connecticut-official-flees-to-greece-before-bribery-sentencing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2663546&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A former Connecticut deputy budget director, Konstantinos Diamantis, who was convicted on 21 federal charges including bribery and extortion, fled to Greece before his sentencing. He was accused of extorting private contractors for bribes between 2018 and 2021, threatening contract termination if payments were not made. The article also includes promotional content for the Washington Examiner, encouraging readers to subscribe for full access to news and analysis, with options to log in or subscribe online.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A former <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/connecticut\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"32\">Connecticut<\/a> deputy budget director who was convicted on 21 federal charges related to bribery and extortion fled to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/greece\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2126\">Greece<\/a> before his sentencing hearing in court Thursday, according to his lawyer and prosecutors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Konstantinos Diamantis, 70, escaped the country before he could have faced 10 to 12 years in prison as requested by the prosecution. He was accused of extorting private contractors for bribes between 2018 and 2021 in exchange for helping the companies keep and obtain work on school construction contracts. 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