USA v. Diamantis et al

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Case overview

Case Number:

3:25-cr-00029

Court:

Connecticut

Nature of Suit:

Judge:

Stefan R. Underhill

  1. April 24, 2025

    No Greece Trip For Ex-Conn. Official Facing Corruption Cases

    A Connecticut federal judge on Thursday denied a former state official's request to take a trip to Greece amid two indictments, an order that came the day after the government opposed the plan.

  2. April 23, 2025

    Feds Oppose Ex-Conn. Official's 'Troubling' Greece Trip Plan

    Federal prosecutors on Wednesday opposed a twice-indicted ex-Connecticut budget official's request to spend six weeks in Greece visiting family as he awaits twin corruption trials, citing a skipped deadline to relinquish guns and the risk that he might use Greek citizenship to evade justice.

  3. April 07, 2025

    Ex-Conn. Budget Official Plans To Testify In Corruption Cases

    Twice-indicted former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos Diamantis plans to testify in two upcoming federal corruption trials, his attorney revealed Monday during a scheduling call that snapped into focus the timeline for both cases.

  4. March 17, 2025

    May Trial Set For Ex-Conn. Official's New Corruption Charges

    A Connecticut federal judge said Monday that former Constitution State budget official Konstantinos Diamantis and ex-lawmaker Christopher Ziogas will go to trial on May 7 for claims they respectively took and paid bribes to stop a state audit of Ziogas' fiancée, who has admitted to healthcare fraud.

  5. February 28, 2025

    Ex-Conn. Official Hit With New Corruption Charges

    A federal grand jury has indicted former Connecticut budget official Konstantinos Diamantis and Christopher Ziogas, a suspended attorney and former lawmaker, for allegedly accepting bribes to end a state audit targeting Ziogas' fiancée, an optometrist who separately admitted to healthcare fraud, prosecutors said Friday.