Tag «Sibel Edmonds»

Justice Department Inspector General Reviews Polygraph Policy

Steven Aftergood of the Federation of American Scientists’ Project on Government Secrecy reports in the Project’s Secrecy News e-mail publication: JUSTICE DEPT INSPECTOR GENERAL REVIEWS POLYGRAPH POLICY The Department of Justice Inspector General is undertaking a review of the use of polygraph testing throughout the Department. “Polygraph examinations are used in criminal investigations and counterintelligence …

“2 FBI Whistle-Blowers Allege Lax Security, Possible Espionage”

James V. Grimaldi reports on allegations made by fired FBI contract linguist Sibel Edmonds regarding possible espionage by a co-worker on behalf of a Middle Eastern organization targeted for electronic surveillance by FBI counterintelligence. Edmonds states that the co-worker herself claimed to be a member of the targeted organization and also tried to recruit her …