Connecticut’s Diamantis vanishes to Greece ahead of sentencing

Former Connecticut official Konstantinos Diamantis fled to Greece ahead of a U.S. sentencing for bribery and extortion, leveraging his Greek dual citizenship and Greece’s lack of an extradition treaty; prosecutors are exploring ways to bring him back after he sent a lengthy email accusing Gov. Lamont and the Biden administration of politicized prosecution. He faces a potential sentence over a decade, with sentencing set for Sept. 30, and state officials moved to suspend his pension and revoke retirement benefits.