Former Connecticut deputy budget director Kosta Diamantis, left, and his lawyer Vincent Provenzano, walk out of federal court, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Hartford, Conn., after pleading not guilty to 22 criminal criminal counts, including extortion and bribery in connection with allegedly demanding and receiving payments and benefits from construction contractors. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant via AP)
Former Connecticut deputy budget director Kosta Diamantis, left, and his lawyer Vincent Provenzano, walk out of federal court, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Hartford, Conn., after pleading not guilty to 22 criminal criminal counts, including extortion and bribery in connection with allegedly demanding and receiving payments and benefits from construction contractors. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant via AP)
Kosta Diamantis, former director of Connecticut's Office of School Construction Grants and Review, speaks at a news conference to announce plans to build a new Norwalk High School, at Norwalk High School, in Norwalk, Conn. Dec. 9, 2019. Diamantis, a former top official in Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont's budget office who played a key role in school construction grants and offshore wind projects was arrested Thursday morning on federal charges. (Ned Gerard/Hearst Connecticut Media)
Former Connecticut deputy budget director Kosta Diamantis walks out of federal court, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Hartford, Conn., after pleading not guilty to 22 criminal criminal counts, including extortion and bribery in connection with allegedly demanding and receiving payments and benefits from construction contractors. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant via AP)
Former Connecticut deputy budget director Kosta Diamantis dodges reporters as he walks out of federal court, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Hartford, Conn., after pleading not guilty to 22 criminal criminal counts, including extortion and bribery in connection with allegedly demanding and receiving payments and benefits from construction contractors. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant via AP)
Former Connecticut deputy budget director Kosta Diamantis walks out of federal court, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Hartford, Conn. after pleading not guilty to 22 criminal criminal counts, including extortion and bribery in connection with allegedly demanding and receiving payments and benefits from construction contractors. (AP Photo/Susan Haigh)
Former Connecticut deputy budget director Kosta Diamantis, right, and his lawyer Vincent Provenzano, walk out of federal court, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Hartford, Conn., after pleading not guilty to 22 criminal criminal counts, including extortion and bribery in connection with allegedly demanding and receiving payments and benefits from construction contractors. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant via AP)