NEW YORK, NY — Whether it’s a testimony to the clarity and quality of Verizon’s landlines or merely another example of a thoughtless and unethical jerk with a job that gives him access to other people’s pocketbooks, Joseph Vaccarelli’s 5,000 phone sex calls are impressive. Most impressive about the horny 45-year-old now former Verizon technician’s patronage of the audio erotica industry is his creative way of financing it: by tapping into the landlines of 950 Verizon customers.

Unbeknownst to the hapless subscribers, Vaccarelli enjoyed 45,000 minutes worth of steamy bedroom chatter on their tab – a $220,000 tab, to be exact.

According to a press release from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s office, Vaccarelli enjoyed the unwitting generosity of Verizon subscribers in 30 municipalities.

Authorities have brought theft by deception and theft of services charges against Vaccarelli, whom Verizon estimates spent 15 weeks of his 40 weeks of employment yakking on 1-900 chat lines.