Barely speaking a word of Spanish, Mr. Mazzoni arranged for a Spanish-speaking electrician to record 40 phrases in Spanish for him on a tape machine, which Mr. Mazzoni strapped to his arm on his first date with Ms. Salgado.
Five men – including a painter and decorator, electrician and recording studio owner – were jailed for a total of more than 38 years after being busted in a big police operation.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics National Compensation Survey for 2007, the latest year on record, electricians make an average of $23.26 an hour, plumbers $23.92 an hour, and automotive repair and maintenance workers get $18.52 an hour.
By his lawyer's account, Mr. Ivanitsky is a divorced father of two with no criminal record, a sometime electrician and the operator of two car-selling businesses.
It's another day that an industry that supports the jobs of 2.2 million Americans -- set decorators, electricians, costume designers and recording engineers -- is being undermined by foreign theft.
Alexis, whose home of record is listed as New York City, was a Navy aviation electrician's mate 3rd class.
We thought, 'This guy's messing with us!' " Through the '80s and early '90s, Mr. Burnett recorded sporadically at local studios while working primarily as an electrician, installing surveillance cameras and wiring for local businesses.
Here is a trick from an electrician; put in a flashlight and then hold your cell phone inside and snap a picture or record a video.
