The owner of a Boston pizza chain has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison after being convicted on forced labor charges, the Boston Globe reported Friday. A jury determined this summer that Stash’s Pizza owner Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis, 49, of Westwood, mistreated six of his employees, either forcing them or trying to force them to meet excessive…

Stash’s Pizza owner Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis, 48, of Westwood has faced repeated scrutiny for his treatment of employees and on Friday was convicted on federal forced labor charges

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The owner of a Boston pizza chain has been convicted on forced labor charges after a jury determined he mistreated six of his employees, either forcing them or trying to force them to meet excessive demands through physical abuse, threats of violence and harm, and deportation. Stash’s Pizza owner Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis, 48, of Westwood was convicted of three counts…

The owner of Boston pizza chain Stash’s Pizza, who was already facing federal charges on accusations he forced employees to work under threat of abuse and deportation, has been indicted on new forced labor charges, accused of abusing and threatening at least seven of his workers. Stavros Papantoniadis, 48, was arrested earlier this month over allegations of a pattern of…

Evidence presented in federal court provides a look at the case prosecutors are building against one of the owners of Stash’s Pizza. Stavros Papantoniadis is facing one charge of forced labor related to the alleged treatment of a former employee who worked for him from 2001 to 2015. The criminal complaint against Papantoniadis includes the experiences of six additional employees,…

New evidence has been presented in the forced labor case against the owner of Stash’s Pizza.

Stavros Papantoniadis remains in federal custody, accused of abusing one of his former employees.

Stavros Papantoniadis, the owner of Boston pizza chain Stash’s Pizza, was in federal court Monday to face charges he forced workers to work under threat of abuse and deportation.

The owner of Boston pizza chain Stash’s Pizza was in federal court Monday to face charges he forced workers to work under threat of abuse and deportation. Stavros Papantoniadis was arrested last week over allegations of a pattern of abuse that stretch back over a decade, including, according to the complaint filed in federal court, that he assaulted workers...

Stash’s Pizza remains open despite the business chain’s owner being in federal custody, charged with forced labor. Stavros Papantoniadis, 47, is accused of threatening to have undocumented employees deported from the United States and using violence and threats to scare victims into working long hours often without breaks or overtime pay. “What has been charged against my dear friend...