Kosta Diamantis, a former Connecticut budget official, has reportedly fled to Greece to avoid sentencing in a high-profile bribery case. His attorney confirmed the flight just before the scheduled sentencing, prompting state authorities to halt his pension payments and launching a federal search for him. Prosecutors had anticipated this move, expressing concerns about his potential escape. Diamantis was facing a possible lengthy prison sentence, with recommendations by federal prosecutors suggesting a decade behind bars due to his involvement in corrupt practices linked to municipal projects.