Polygraph

New Jersey Court Rejects Uncounseled Polygraph Stipulations

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Gannett correspondent Michael Rispoli reports for the Asbury Park Press in “Conviction overturned due to polygraph test”: A New Jersey appellate court on Tuesday reversed the sexual molestation conviction of a Union County man due to the unreliability of a lie detector test given to him before he was charged with the crime. The defendant, … Read more

Chris Gugas, Sr., R.I.P.

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The Washington Post reports the passing of Chris Gugas, Sr., a founding member and past president of the American Polygraph Association who worked for the CIA in the early 1950s. Mr. Gugas died of congestive heart failure on 20 October 2007. The most prominent of his more than 40,000 polygraph examinations was that of James … Read more

Court Reinstates Abdallah Higazy’s Lawsuit Against FBI Polygrapher Michael Templeton

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New York Times journalist Alan Feuer reports on the case of polygraph victim Abdallah Higazy in “Lawsuit Is Reinstated for Man Wrongly Suspected in 9/11”: A federal appeals court in Manhattan yesterday reinstated a lawsuit against the F.B.I. that was brought five years ago by an Egyptian student wrongly suspected of aiding the Sept. 11 … Read more

Veteran FBI Polygraph Operator Ron Homer Beaten by Doping Olympic Track Star Marion Jones

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New York Times reporters Duff Wilson and Michael S. Schmidt report: The former track star Marion Jones, one of the most accomplished female athletes in the world, is expected to plead guilty today to lying to federal agents about her use of performance-enhancing drugs, two lawyers connected with the case said yesterday. The admission would … Read more

Polygraph Operator Hired By Larry Flynt to Test Sen. Vitter’s Accuser Is a Phony Ph.D.

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New Orleans Times-Picayune staff writer Kate Moran reports that a former prostitute who claims to have been patronized by U.S. Senator David Vitter (R-LA) has passed a lie detector test paid for by pornographer Larry Flynt and administered by polygrapher Edward Gelb of Los Angeles. It should be noted that Gelb was exposed by AntiPolygraph.org … Read more

Lawyer Claims Polygraph Clears Ex-Marine Jose Nazario of Iraq Killings

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Sonja Bjelland reports for the Inland Southern California Press Enterprise in “Lawyer says polygraph clears ex-Riverside cop of Iraq killings.” Excerpt: A former Riverside police officer accused of killing two detainees while on duty as a Marine in Iraq passed a polygraph test in which he asserted that he had never been involved in a … Read more

Ohio Defendant Acquitted Based Partly on Polygraph Evidence

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Basing her decision in part on polygraph evidence admitted at trial against the prosecutor’s objection, Summit County Common Pleas Judge Judy Hunter on Monday, 20 August 2007 found Sahil Sharma of New York City innocent of felony sexual battery and two misdemeanor charges. While the text of Judge Hunter’s decision is not yet available, AntiPolygraph.org has obtained pre-trial polygraph testimony as well as video of a polygraph examination that was played in open court. For commentary, see Critique of Louis I. Rovner’s Polygraph Examination and Testimony in Ohio v. Sharma on the AntiPolygraph.org message board.

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Nothing But the Truth: Fox Reportedly to Air Lie Detector Game Show Pilot

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Associated Press writer Joshua Goodman reports on a lie detector-based game show expected to premier on the Fox network: Lie Detectors Lie Behind Colombia TV Hit Wednesday, August 08, 2007 By JOSHUA GOODMAN, Associated Press Writer BOGOTA, Colombia — Have you ever cheated on your wife? Stolen money from your boss? Do you consider yourself … Read more