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  <title>CT Insider: Kosta Diamantis fled to Greece. Can Connecticut still take away his pension?</title>
  <pubDate>September 24, 2026</pubDate>
  <description>Mike Lawlor, associate professor of criminal justice, comments on the State of Connecticut’s pension revocation law, which he helped author as a member of the General Assembly.</description>
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