Fleeing the country rather than appearing for his federal sentencing this week was a “knee-jerk reaction,” Konstantinos Diamantis said Friday, but it was the only way to “get his side of the story heard.” Speaking by phone from Greece to CT Examiner, the ... See more
As the days crept closer toward his sentencing in federal court on bribery charges, Kostantinos (Kosta) Diamantis fled to Florida, hopped on a boat to the Bahamas and flew to London and then likely to Greece in what now appears to be a long-planned escape... See more
Facing a possible 10-year sentence in federal prison, Konstantinos (Kosta) Diamantis failed to appear in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport on Thursday, instead apparently fleeing the country using a Greek passport obtained after his arrest. Sentencing for... See more
Attorneys for Stefon Morant urged jurors Tuesday to hold city officials accountable for ignoring years of police misconduct, arguing that New Haven should pay up to $60 million for the 21 years Morant spent behind bars for a murder he didn’t commit. “The ... See more
A respected prosecutor warned in early 1991 that New Haven detectives had coerced witnesses, concealed exculpatory evidence and helped turn a murder investigation into such a “debacle” that the case would have to be dropped. “Matters need to be addressed ... See more
