Original reporting and commentary about polygraphs, voice stress analyzers, and other purported "lie detectors."
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 …
The Long Beach, California Press-Telegram reports that the city council has voted to spend $150,000 for polygraph services from Intercept, Inc., a Los Angeles-based company headed by celebrity polygrapher Ed Gelb, who fraudulently passes himself off as a Ph.D. Guests who appeared on Gelb’s television show, Lie Detector, have reported to AntiPolygraph.org that the “tests” …
Greensboro, North Carolina News & Record staff writer Eric Swensen provides an update on the polygraphing of the city council and mayor. Some of those polygraphed aren’t saying how they fared on the box. Excerpt: GREENSBORO — Exam week will come to an end today with polygraph tests of three more City Council members. But …
Mike Hamblett writes for the New York Law Journal in an article carried by Law.com: 2nd Circuit Approves Post-Release Use of Polygraph Mark Hamblett New York Law Journal 05-04-2006 Polygraph examinations for defendants being monitored by probation officials can be used to determine compliance with the terms of their supervised release, the 2nd U.S. Circuit …
Criminal lawyer Robert Perez comments on polygraphs in his law and technology blog, Defensology.