Fact-check: “Former Connecticut deputy budget director, Kosta Diamantis, convicted of 21 counts of bribery, extortion, conspiracy and lying to federal investigators has fled the country”
Verdict: Mostly True (90% confidence)
The FBI and multiple primary sources confirm a federal jury convicted Diamantis on 21 counts of extortion, bribery, conspiracy, and false statement offenses in October 2025, and multiple independent reports from September 17–18, 2026 confirm he failed to appear for sentencing, with his own attorney telling the court he had fled to Greece. The only material qualification is that the original indictment carried 22 counts, meaning the jury acquitted on one count, though 21 convictions is accurate.…
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