Regan J. Goan On Friday, 11 September 2026, polygraph operator Regan J. Goan was arrested and criminally charged with a series of misdemeanors associated with his work as a polygraph operator for the Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff’s Office. Portland Press Herald staff writer Emily Allen provides new details about the charges against him in an … Read more
As earlier reported on AntiPolygraph.org, a former Cumberland County, Maine sheriff’s deputy and polygraph operator, Regan J. Goan, was arrested on Friday, 11 September 2026 and charged with a series of misdemeanor crimes associated with his work as a polygraph operator. Portland, Maine television station WGME has more details about the charges. On Tuesday, 15 … Read more
National security lawyer, Department of Justice whistleblower, and Salon contributing writer Jesselyn Radack (@JesselynRadack on X) has published a scathing critique of Department of Defense efforts to clamp down on unfavorable media coverage, including the use of polygraphs as a tool of intimidation, in an article titled “Pete Hegseth’s Polygraph Theater.” Excerpt: Secretary of Defense … Read more
Steve Wilkos, whose eponymous low brow daytime television talk show was canceled earlier this year, has started a weekly video podcast called “Steve Wilkos: Take a Seat” that is available on YouTube. In the first episode, posted on 1 September 2026, Wilkos, who five years ago publicly stated that he would never take a lie … Read more
The Pentagon is seeking funding for a new and improved polygraph that it alternatively calls “Polygraph+,” “Polygraph Next,” or “Next Gen Polygraph.” The five-year plan calls for spending $30,342,000. No end cost is stated, however, with the total cost simply described as “Continuing.” In 2003, the National Research Council published a landmark report on the … Read more
On 11 September 2026, the Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff’s Office in a media release posted to Instagram announced the arrest of former deputy Regan J. Goan on misdemeanor charges associated with his work as a polygrapher. The announcement is cited here in full: MEDIA RELEASE Date: 09/11/2026Time: 3:30 pm The Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office arrested … Read more
Jonathan Swan, Adam Entous, Maggie Habernman, and Eric Schmitt report for the New York Times in a 4 September 2026 article titled “In Major Leak Hunt, Pentagon Gives Polygraph Tests to Joint Staff Members.” Excerpt: U.S. government investigators have taken the extraordinary step of subjecting roughly 50 members of the U.S. military’s Joint Staff to … Read more
AntiPolygraph.org has received information that a whistleblower complaint has been filed with the General Services Administration (GSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) alleging bid rigging and pay-to-play activities in polygraph service contracts for the U.S. Secret Service. It is alleged that in response to pressure from Secret Service Deputy Director Matthew C. Quinn to hire … Read more
Reddit is a popular social media website. It includes a community (or “subreddit”) “for U.S. Secret Service applicants” called r/usssapplicant which, at the time of writing, is moderated by three U.S. Secret Service special agents and a former Uniformed Division officer: Incidentally, r/usssapplicant is currently seeking additional moderators. The only stated requirement is that one … Read more
On Thursday, 23 July 2026, RealClearPolitics national correspondent Susan Crabtree reported on X that a senior U.S. Secret Service agent and polygraph operator named Kenneth Premo had been arrested.