Massachusetts town faces lawsuit for allowing criminal immigrant, sex offender to renew business license

[Massachusetts](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/massachusetts) Massachusetts town faces lawsuit for allowing criminal immigrant, sex offender to renew business license Petros Sismanis, who allegedly lured a 16-year-old employee into basement of Hillers Pizza in 2023, is now in ICE custody after several convictions By [Bonny Chu](//www.foxnews.com/person/c/bonny-chu) [Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/) Published [January 15, 2026 7:28pm EST](https://www.foxnews.com/html-sitemap/2026/january/16) * Flipboard [](#)[close](#) [ Video](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6360664094112) #### [Fox News Flash top headlines for January 15](https://www.foxnews.com/video/6360664094112) Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A [Massachusetts woman](https://www.foxnews.com/category/us/us-regions/northeast/massachusetts) is suing the town of Hopkinton, alleging officials negligently approved a... --- *Note: This is a summarized excerpt. Click the source link above to read the full story.*