One victim told investigators his employer, Stavros “Steve” Papantoniadis, had physically assaulted him multiple times in the 14 years he worked at Stash’s Pizza.

The owner coerced or attempted to force six employees into working under harsh conditions, prosecutors said, as well as using violent tactics and threats of deportation to ensure compliance with demands.

The owner of two Boston-area pizza shops convicted of forced labor for using physical violence and threats of reprisal or deportation against employees living in the country illegally has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison.

The owner of the Stash's Pizza chain in Massachusetts has been sentenced to more than eight years in prison for abusing immigrant workers.

Stavros 'Steve' Papantoniadis, the owner of Stash's Pizza, was sentenced to more than 8 years for forced labor crimes against his migrant workers.

The shop owner was sentenced to over 8 years in prison for forced labor by using threats of deportation against employees.

The owner of a Boston-area pizzeria chain was sentenced to prison on charges of forced labor after authorities said he threatened his workers with physical harm and deportation in order to keep some of them working 14-plus hours per day for as many as seven days per week.