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“Testimony in Plymouth Polygraph Case Weighed: Police Officer, 2 Officials Await Magistrate’s Ruling”

Tamara Race reports for the Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Massachusetts. Excerpt: A clerk magistrate will rule early next week whether Plymouth Police Chief Robert Pomeroy and Town Manager Eleanor Beth should face criminal charges for forcing a police officer to take a lie-detector test or lose his job. If convicted, the two would face a …

“Charges Sought Over Polygraph: Plymouth Officer Says He Was Forced to Take Test Over Abuse Claim”

Tamara Race reports for the Patriot Ledger of Quincy, Massachusetts. Excerpt: PLYMOUTH – A police officer is seeking criminal charges against Police Chief Robert Pomeroy and Town Manager Eleanor Beth, saying they illegally forced him to take a lie detector test or lose his job. Police officer Kevin Furtado was placed on paid leave in …

Bristol Co., MA: “Former Southeastern Regional School District Official Passes Lie Detector Test, Denies She Stole Money from District”

Brockton, Massachusetts Enterprise staff writer Maureen Boyle reports. Excerpt: For two hours, Barbara Ataman sat in her lawyer’s office last month and underwent a polygraph examination. “Did you steal money from the Southeastern Regional School District?” the former transportation supervisor for the school district was asked. “Did you plan with anyone to steal money from …