Kosta Diamantis

Konstantinos Kosta Diamantis, a former Connecticut state representative and deputy budget director, was convicted on October 22, 2025, of 21 federal charges including bribery, extortion, conspiracy, and false statements. Prosecutors proved he used his position as director of the Office of School Construction Grants and Review to solicit bribes from contractors in exchange for project contracts and to secure an inflated salary for his daughter. He faces sentencing on January 14, 2026, with potential imprisonment of 10 to 12 years. Separately, Diamantis faces pending charges involving a 2020 scheme to pressure state officials to cancel a Medicaid audit for an eye doctor in exchange for $95,000. He has pleaded not guilty to these additional charges, which include extortion, bribery, conspiracy, making false statements, and filing a false tax return.