Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
In “Leaked Report: Drug Traffickers Obtained Classified DEA Documents from U.S. Embassy in Bogota ‘At Will,’” Bill Conroy of The Narco News Bulletin discloses a report (1.3 mb PDF) on the polygraph examination of a confidential source by DEA Special Agent E. Victor Perez. Despite widespread agreement in the polygraph community that polygraph examinations should …
On Tuesday, 16 May 2006, radio talk show host Barry Lynn interviewed polygraph experts Drew Richardson and Charles Honts on his Culture Shocks program. A courteous debate of the pros and cons of polygraphy ensued, and a call was taken from AntiPolygraph.org’s George Maschke. An MP3 podcast of the hour-long show may be downloaded here.
On Tuesday, 16 May, recently graduated Duke University lacrosse team captain David Evans released the results of a polygraph examination that his lawyer says shows he is innocent of a rape charge for which he was recently indicted. AntiPolygraph.org makes no judgment on Evans’ guilt or innocence, but the polygraph results are evidence of nothing. …
WEAU.com reports that the police polygraph operator accused of administering “sloppy” polygraph examinations has been fired: Police Officer Fired Sarah Stokes An Eau Claire police officer was fired Tuesday after the police and fire commission decided he conducted questionable polygraph tests. Todd Trapp was accused of not keeping documents related to the polygraphs he worked …
WQOW.com reports: Officer Hearing: Questions about Unsolved Murder Eau Claire May 15, 2006 An unsolved murder in Eau Claire County could affect one man’s job. Todd Trapp is an Eau Claire police officer who’s accused of giving sloppy polygraph tests during several investigations. It appears one of those cases in question is the investigation into …
From 2-4 May 2006, Greensboro, North Carolina mayor Keith Holliday and seven members of the city council subjected themselves to polygraph “tests” to prove that they did not provide a confidential report on racism in the Greensboro police department to the local News & Record newspaper. The un-named polygraph examiner, perhaps realizing on which side …
AntiPolygraph.org’s George Maschke has lodged a formal complaint against celebrity polygrapher Ed Gelb (a past president of the American Polygraph Association) with the Association’s Ethics & Grievance Committee for fraudulently passing himself off as a Ph.D. (Download letter of complaint.) To discuss this issue, see Ethics Complaint Against Edward I. Gelb on the AntiPolygraph.org message …
Chief of Police Anthony W. Batts wrote a letter to the Long Beach, California mayor and city council recommending approval of a $150,000 one-year contract with Intercept, Inc., the polygraph services company headed by phony Ph.D. Edward I. Gelb. The letter, dated 2 May 2006, the same day the council met to consider the item, …
On Friday, 5 May 2006, veteran newsman Kevin Broderick mentioned this blog’s article, Phony Ph.D. Ed Gelb Gets $150,000 Long Beach Contract in his influential LA Observed blog: Lying in Long Beach: The website AntiPolygraph.org says the city of Long Beach has hired Intercept, Inc., a Los Angeles company “headed by celebrity polygrapher Ed Gelb, …
CNN reports that former vice-presidential aide and FBI intelligence analyst Leandro Aragoncillo has admitted to espionage in a plea agreement announced yesterday. Aragoncillo passed a pre-employment polygraph examination for the FBI that included a question about unauthorized disclosure of classified information. Aragoncillo is hardly the first spy to beat the polygraph. Others include: Ignatz Theodor …