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Sep 9, 2008 8:24 pm US/Eastern

Verizon Tech Accused Of Making $220K In Sex Calls

Former Employee Said To Have Tapped Into Landlines Of 950 Customers To Make 45,000 Minutes Worth Of Calls

By Lee Kushnir & Jeff Capellini, WCBSTV.com
NEW YORK (CBS) ― A former Verizon technician racked up $220,000 in phone-sex calls by tapping into the land lines of nearly 950 customers, authorities charged on Tuesday.

Joseph Vaccarelli, 45, of Nutley, made approximately 5,000 calls, resulting in 45,000 minutes of call time, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said in a news release.

Vaccarelli placed the calls in about 30 municipalities in Bergen County, according to the release.

Verizon estimated that out of a 40-week period, Vaccarelli spent 15 weeks talking on 900 chat lines, authorities alleged.

Vaccarelli was charged with theft by deception and theft of services.
He is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Central Municipal Court.

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