Constantine Stavrakas, who from a mere boot-black aspired to political power among the Greeks, always playing the part of a "tough," and who became self-appointed boss of a boot-black organization, lost his appeal in the higher court, and must be incarcerated in a penal institution for the period of from one to five years. The Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction of the lower court.

Stavrakas was accused and convicted of dynamiting boot-black stores of those who refused to become members of his organization.