Category «Polygraph»

“Ador to Ping: Take Lie Detector Test”

Cathy Cañares and Christian V. Esguerra report for the Philippine Inquirer News Service. Excerpt: A FORMER civilian agent, who accused Panfilo “Ping” Lacson of masterminding a destabilization plot against the Macapagal administration, last night challenged the senator-elect and his protegés to undergo a lie detector test to determine who was telling the truth. The agent, …

“Dog Owner Passes Lie Detector Test, Lawyer Says”

San Francisco Chronicle staff writer Pia Sarkar reports. Excerpt: A lawyer for the owner of three pit bulls that mauled 10-year-old Shawn Jones said yesterday that a lie detector test given to his client proved the dogs were not attack-trained. Contra Costa County Deputy Public Defender Michael Friedman said 28-year- old Benjamin Moore of Richmond …

Polygraph Dragnet at Philippine City Hall

In an article titled “NBI continues probe over lost receipts” Danilo A. Reyes reports on the Philippine website Sun.Star about a polygraph dragnet at General Santos city hall. Excerpt: GENERAL SANTOS — Two polygraph examiners from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will conduct lie detector tests on City Hall employees as investigation over the …

Philippine Whistleblower Agrees to be Polygraphed

The Philippine website INQ7.net reports in an article titled, “‘Ador’ wants to meet President before taking polygraph test.” The short article is cited in full here: A CIVILIAN agent of the former Presidential Anti-Organized Crime Task Force (PAOCTF) said that he wants to meet with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo before subjecting himself to a lie detector …

“Getting at the Truth of It”

Los Angeles Times staff writer Anna Gorman reports for the Ventura County edition about retired FBI polygrapher Jack Trimarco. Excerpt: Jack Trimarco makes a living off spotting lies. Lies that make hearts race and blood pressure rise. Lies that reveal the crimes of kidnappers, child molesters and murderers. The Ventura County polygraph expert also makes …

“Polygraph May Determine Man’s Sentence”

Madison Press staff writer Steve Smith reports. Excerpt: LONDON — A young man facing up to eight years in prison will have an opportunity to avoid that sentence if a polygraph examination shows he is telling the truth about his involvement in the theft of a crossbow from a West Jefferson garage. Beau A. Stephenson, …

“DOE Needs to Stand Up to Congress on Lie Tests”

This Albuquerque Tribune editorial minces no words in its criticism of the Department of Energy’s polygraph screening program. Excerpt: “Deception” is a nasty, nine-letter word that preoccupies U.S. counterintelligence agents. Appropriately, they worry about the potential for moles and leaks of nuclear weapons secrets from the nation’s classified bulwarks, including Sandia and Los Alamos national …

“Scientists Eyeing High-Tech Upgrade for Lie Detectors”

Boston Globe staff writer Patricia Wen reports. Excerpt: Former CIA agent Aldrich Ames easily fooled lie detector tests, concealing his work as a Russian spy. But could he have duped a ”brain fingerprinting” exam, which probes what people know by checking their electrical brain waves? … Iowa-based neuroscientist Lawrence Farwell…is eager to see his ”brain …