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Boston Pizza Shop Owner Sentenced for Forced Labor and Abuse

Stavros Papantoniadis received over eight years in prison for abusing undocumented workers in his pizza shops through threats and violence.

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Stavros Papantoniadis, owner of Stash’s Pizza, has been sentenced to 102 months in prison for forcing six undocumented workers into labor through violence and intimidation. Convicted of multiple counts of forced labor, Papantoniadis preyed on vulnerable employees, threatening them with deportation and physical harm to maintain control. The sentencing judge noted his actions were fueled by greed, while Papantoniadis' attorney plans to appeal the decision, citing disproportionate sentencing compared to human trafficking cases.

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