Senate Orders Assessment of Alternative Technologies to the Polygraph

Senate Report 107-63 “authorizing appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account of the Director of Central Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes” includes a directive to the FBI, CIA, and DoD to report on polygraph … Read more

Witness in Terror Investigations Fails Lie Detector “Test”

In an article titled, “Feds Make First Arrest in Attacks,” John Solomon and Karen Gullo of the Associated Press report that an acquaintance of one of the hijackers (not necessarily the material witness who was arrested) had “failed” a polygraph “test.” Excerpt: Meanwhile, the FBI provided warnings Friday to two Southeast cities – Richmond, Va., … Read more

“Hoffa Aide Rejects Lie Test: Lawyer Says O’Brien Won’t Take FBI Polygraph”

Detroit Free Press staff writers Shawn Windsor and Jim Schaefer report. Excerpt: An FBI agent tried during the weekend to convince Charles (Chuckie) O’Brien again to take a lie-detector test regarding the disappearance of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa, according to a letter that O’Brien’s lawyer said came from the agent. William Bufalino II said … Read more

DoDPI General Question Test Documentation “Most Likely Has Been Discarded”

In response to to AntiPolygraph.org’s Freedom of Information Act request dated 10 June 2001 for all Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DoDPI) materials describing the General Question Technique (GQT), whether on paper, videotape, computer media, or in any other format, the Defense Security Service (DSS) claims that DoDPI has probably discarded any information about this … Read more

“Missing Woman’s Husband Misses Polygraph Test”

Los Angeles radio station KFWB and the Associated Press report. Excerpt: (KFWB/AP) 8.30.01, 5:10p — Homicide investigators using body-sniffing dogs planned to search an oil field Friday for clues to the disappearance of the daughter of a former state senator. The area to be combed in Signal Hill is near the garage where a sport … Read more

“Senator’s Daughter Still Missing; Husband Fails to Show Up for Polygraph

NBC4.TV reports. Excerpt: LOS ANGELES, August 30 – The husband of the missing daughter of former state Sen. Paul Carpenter failed to show up Thursday for a scheduled polygraph examination, a sheriff’s deputy said. Bruce Koklich of Lakewood was supposed to take the examination at 9 a.m at the Los Angeles County Sheriff Department’s Scientific … Read more

Condit on Polygraphs — Remarks to Merced Sun-Star

Subsequent to his interview with Connie Chung of ABC News, Rep. Gary Condit of Ceres, CA also gave an interview to the editors of the Merced Sun-Star. During this interview, Rep. Condit again discussed his polygraph examination by retired FBI polygrapher Barry Colvert. The following is an excerpt from the interview transcript: Condit: …I did … Read more

Woman Deemed to Have Violated Plea Agreement Based on Polygraph “Test”

In an article titled “Woman Sentenced for Setting Forest Fire,” and published in the Casper, Wyoming Star Tribune, Associated Press writer Joe Kafka reports on the case of a woman accused of violating a plea agreement based on her having “failed” a polygraph “test.” Excerpt: RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) – The woman who started the … Read more

Gary Condit on Polygraph “Testing”

Connie Chung of ABC News PrimeTime Thursday asked Rep. Gary Condit about polygraph “testing” in the congressman’s first public interview since the disappearance of Chandra Levy. The following is an excerpt from the 3rd part of the 3-part transcript: CHUNG   Um, why won’t you take a polygraph test administered by the police? And why … Read more