Category «Polygraph»

“Colombian Soldiers Face Polygraph Tests”

Associated Press writer Dan Molinski reports in this article published by New York Newsday. Excerpt: BOGOTA, Colombia — A group of Colombian soldiers claiming to have accidentally killed five peasants face lie detector tests after investigations showed that at least one of the victims was shot at point-blank range, authorities said Thursday. In a statement, …

“Polygraphing Rumors”

Joel Mowbray writes for the Washington Times. Excerpt: To a number of civilian employees at the Pentagon, a New York Times story on June 3 came as quite a jolt: Some of them apparently already had been polygraphed as part of an investigation into Iraqi Governing Council member Ahmed Chalabi. But it never happened. Nearly …

“Atlas Researches, Ltd. Awarded Contract for a Polygraphy Chair”

The Defense Department’s Technical Support Working Group made the following announcement on 1 June 2004: June 1, 2004 – The Investigative Support and Forensics (IS&F) subgroup of TSWG began a DHS-funded task for the development of a polygraphy chair and associated software. Atlas will develop a standoff measurement system that can unobtrusively gather physiological and/or …

“Jones Underwent Polygraph Test”

Washington Post staff writer Amy Shipley reports. Excerpt: Marion Jones passed a lie detector test in which she was asked if she had ever taken performance-enhancing drugs, her attorneys announced yesterday in another public attempt to persuade the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency to drop its case against the five-time Olympic medal winner. In a test administered …

“State Fire Marshal’s Office Polygraphs Gallatin Firefighters”

Gallatin News Examiner editor Deborah Highland and staff writer Jane Stegmeier report: An investigator from the Tennessee Fire Marshal’s office is conducting polygraph tests on Gallatin’s firefighters to determine who, if anyone, among their ranks is a quarter thief. “I decided that we would find whether we had somebody that wasn’t telling the truth,” Gallatin …

“Who’s Lying?”

In their “Inside the Ring” column, Washington Times reporters Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough question a recent New York Times report that the FBI has begun polygraphing DoD civilians regarding an alleged leak of classified information: Who’s lying? The breathless headline in a major daily newspaper read yesterday, “Polygraph Testing Starts at Pentagon in Chalabi …