Pizza Chain Owner Threatened Undocumented Workers Into Forced Labor

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A Massachusetts pizza shop owner was found guilty on Friday of forced labor charges after prosecutors say he physically abused and threatened to report six undocumented workers to immigration authorities.

Papantoniadis’ was initially arrested in March of last year, following reports that he had been targeting undocumented employees for approximately 14 years,After Papantoniadis was arrested, a man at one Stash’s location who identified himself as the co-owner told WTBS, “Everything is not true. It’s all fake, and it’ll be resolved in court.”

“Stavros Papantoniadis instilled fear in his employees. He underpaid and threatened them, some with fear of arrest and many with physical abuse,” Michael J. Krol, Special Agent, said in Friday’s announcement. In one instance cited by prosecutors, Papantoniadis “violently choked” a worker after learning of his intentions to quit the restaurant. Another worker who tried to quit and flee the pizza shop was also chased down by Papantoniadis, who made a false police report to pressure him to return.

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