Did more research on Graffiti. It appears that the Connecticut avenue store is closed. According to a photo on their Facebook page, they were there at least until November of 2013. They do a big business installing flat screens. Hmmm. https://www.facebook.com/GraffitiAudioVideo/ Can flat screens be used to bug a place, a la 1984?

Here are two interesting reviews of this business from 2005 and 2006. This is at the Connecticut Ave. location. https://www.judysbook.com/Graffiti-AudioVideo-Stereo-washington-dc-r75195.htm#reviews

A store by the same name is now on Wisconsin Ave. Here is an interesting review:

"You may note that this store smells like a Pet Shop, walking through the door...and then you will notice a red furry dog sprawled out on the hardwood floor. But it's not a Pet Shop, and you shouldn't pet the dogs (there are two): the skinny one snapped at me when I tried.

Anyway, it's still a pretty good store---a user oriented, customer friendly place that seems like a miniature Best Buy (and best of all they will match the lowest price of any other retail store). Upstairs, past a clutter of big-box TVs, there is a internet section where you can go online for just $3.99 an hour."

https://www.yelp.com/biz/graffiti-audio-video-washington-2?adjust_creative=dWJMtmYxpd5N5yoyzSuhtA&utm_campaign=yelp_api&utm_medium=api_v2_business&utm_source=dWJMtmYxpd5N5yoyzSuhtA&hrid=LbzJNXbWOLsh94d7M5Cl6A

Graffiti is NOT BBB accredited. Their site shows two locations; Connecticut Ave. (now closed) and Wisconsin Ave. https://www.bbb.org/washington-dc-eastern-pa/business-reviews/electronic-equipment-repair/graffiti-audio-video-in-washington-dc-1015644/reviews-and-complaints https://www.bbb.org/washington-dc-eastern-pa/business-reviews/electronic-equipment-repair/graffiti-audio-video-in-washington-dc-1015644/reviews-and-complaints

VERY INTERESTING IF THIS IS THE SAME COMPANY... "GRAFFITTI Pro Audio was born in 1995, by turning our passion for pro audio into business. We have developed from scratch, as most of the Eastern European companies, growing little by little and, as a quality focused company, we have strived to improve the quality of our products / suppliers / services, though being able to supply a solution for every budget, without compromising on quality."

"Portfolio Established originally in 1994, in its current form since 2009 - GRAFFITI PRO team has provided equipment and solutions all around the country for both private , domestic and multinational companies." http://www.grafiti.ro NOTICE THE ".ro" is Romania!

ROMANIA HAS A BIG CHILD TRAFFICKING PROBLEM Police smash Romanian 'child trafficking ring' By Jerome Taylor Tuesday 12 October 2010 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/police-smash-romanian-child-trafficking-ring-2104694.html

Trafficking, Romania BBC News https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjPRzqHbdi4

ROMANIA UNDER HILLARY'S DEPT. OF STATE:

"OFFICE TO MONITOR AND COMBAT TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS 2016 Trafficking in Persons Report Report ROMANIA: TIER 2

Romania is a source, transit, and destination country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and women and children subjected to sex trafficking. Romanians represent a significant source of sex and labor trafficking victims throughout Europe. Romanian men, women, and children are subjected to labor trafficking in agriculture, construction, domestic service, hotels, and manufacturing, as well as forced begging and theft in Romania and other European countries. Romanian women and children are victims of sex trafficking in Romania and other European countries. Romani children are particularly vulnerable to forced begging and forced criminality. Romania is a destination country for a limited number of foreign trafficking victims, including sex trafficking victims from Moldova and Poland and labor trafficking victims from Bangladesh, China, the Philippines, and Serbia. Romanians living in privately run institutions for the mentally disabled were vulnerable to forced labor. Government officials have been convicted of human trafficking crimes, and there have been reports of local officials obstructing trafficking investigations.

The Government of Romania does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking; however, it is making significant efforts to do so. The organized crime directorate led the government’s strong law enforcement efforts, but police and judges lacked training on working with trafficking cases and victims, which had detrimental effects on compensation for victims and sentencing for perpetrators. The government’s protection efforts remained inadequate, particularly in victim assistance. The government and NGOs identified a large number of victims, but assisted only 37 percent, leaving most victims without services and vulnerable to re-trafficking. The government did not provide funding to NGOs offering victim assistance, although the national anti-trafficking commission began to develop mechanisms to provide grants to NGOs. Victims had difficulty obtaining medical services, psychological counseling, and identity protection during criminal trials. Official complicity was not adequately addressed." PLEASE READ ALL! https://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2016/258847.htm