Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
Kansas District Judge E. Leigh Hood has deemed polygraph results proffered by the defendant in a murder trial to be inadmissible. Vincent Marshall reports for the Dodge City Daily Globe: Judge denies polygraph tests as evidence By Vincent Marshall/Dodge City Daily Globe Posted Feb. 13, 2015 at 1:01 AM Dodge City, Kan.Judge Leigh Hood has …
Jacob Pucci reports for Syracuse.com: SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An Onondaga County sheriff’s deputy charged with falsifying timesheets is opening a polygraph exam business in downtown Syracuse. Withro “Herb” Wiggins Jr. began doing business as CNY Polygraph on Jan. 23. The business is located at 499 S. Warren St., across the street from the Galleries of …
February 2nd, 2015 marked the 80th anniversary of the first polygraph examination to be admitted as evidence in a court of law. Brandy Zadrozny reports for The Daily Beast.
The Indiana State Police have produced a video that discourages applicants from educating themselves about polygraphy. The video quotes new recruit Earnest Page stating: You learn that you do not believe that everything is [sic] posted on the Internet, so the best thing for me is to keep my mind free because when you think …
On Friday, 2 January 2015, National Public Radio aired a report by Martin Kaste on the upcoming trial of polygraph critic Doug Williams, who was targeted in a February 2014 sting operation led by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection polygraph unit. While the NPR report is titled, “Trial of Polygraph Critic Renews Debate Over …
At a 15-minute arraignment hearing (258 kb PDF) held on Tuesday, 18 November 2014, Doug Williams of Norman, Oklahama, who was indicted last week in connection with his business teaching people how to pass polygraph tests, pled not guilty, was released on his own recognizance, and a trial date of Tuesday, 13 January 2015 was …
On the afternoon of Friday, 14 November 2014, the U.S. Department of Justice announced the indictment (the day before) of Douglas Gene Williams, a former Oklahoma City police polygraphist and the proprietor of Polygraph.com, who has been teaching individuals how to pass polygraph “tests” since 1979. The 21-page five-count indictment accuses Williams of two counts …
NSA Director Admiral Mike Rogers says that he hates polygraphs but nonetheless considers them “a good tool for us.” Rogers made the remark during an appearance on Monday, 3 November 2014 at Stanford University in response to a question by professor of political science Scott Sagan, who asked what Rogers has done in terms of …
McClatchy reporter Marisa Taylor reports that a federal judge has found Metropolitan Interpreters and Translators liable for violation of the Employee Polygraph Protection Act, which restricts the use of polygraphs and other purported “lie detectors” by non-governmental employers. Excerpt: WASHINGTON — At the behest of the Drug Enforcement Administration, a leading court translation service forced …
The United States government is so worked up about polygraph countermeasures that it launched an ongoing criminal investigation dubbed Operation Lie Busters targeting individuals who teach others how to pass or beat polygraph examinations. An Indiana electrician named Chad Dixon who taught people how to pass the polygraph as a side job was sentenced to …