To: Antipolygraph Community: In 1985, I was fired by Sheriff Dan Daniels, Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Bartow, Florida 33830. I was accused of illegal and inappropriate behavior during the administration of pre-employment polygraph examinations given to potential employees, before hiring. My firing came on the third day of front page, Lakeland Ledger Newspaper investigations/articles, reporting Sheriff Daniel’s improper and illegal hiring practices. The Sheriff was hiring police officers whom were current Ku Klux Klan members. He was also hiring persons whom had committed serious crimes and used drugs, excessively, but were promised jobs during his election campaign. This information was developed and documented during the interview and testing process. I know this to be true because I was running the Sheriff’s polygraph unit. The State Attorney, Jerry Hill took these concerns and allegations to a Polk County, Florida, Grand Jury. A presentment was subsequently issued recommending the Sheriff resign from office, and he did so. Regarding the hiring of Ku klux Klan members, the Sheriff had the Lakeland Police Department Polygraph Examiner, Tim Redmond, re-test. Guess what! Both former Lakeland Police Department sergeants passed with flying colors and were hired despite polygraph findings. Don’t figure! Later, I was told they passed because Redmond failed to ask that specific question. OK! I guess you can see where all of this is going…Next, three women all make serious accusations, eight months, after their pre-employment polygraph tests. This just happened to surface on the third day of the Ledger Newspaper articles about Sheriff Daniels. All three complained on the same day. One said I fondled her breasts. Another said I asked her if she and her husband had anal sex. And the third said I falsified her cocaine usage on the polygraph report given the Sheriff. Now comes the Good Stuff!!! I am asked to submit to polygraph testing in order to clear myself of the accusations lodged against me. Now, I have an internal affairs investigation and my Florida State Polygraph Examiners license has been suspended pending a formal hearing with the Division of Administrative Hearings (see attached file). The state sent a licensing investigator to my private office in Bartow, Florida for an interview regarding the complaints against me. While at my office the investigator looked through my files, pulled several case files and charts from file cabinets. He stretched several charts out on the desk, this is prior to computerized polygraph systems; he looked rather puzzled as he observed them. At this point, I asked investigator if he knew what he was looking at. He said “No but I would like to go to polygraph school someday.” My thought was how can the State of Florida properly supervise polygraph examiners or Detection of Deception Examiners if their field personnel do not have the necessary education and training. The State had suspended my license and it cost me $34,000.00 to hire a Tallahassee law firm that specialized in administrative law. Eight months later I won the hearing, regarding the women’s complaints at the Sheriff’s Office, and my license was re-instated. Now lets address the polygraph examinations I took. First I went to a firm called Les Levy & Associates, Orlando, FL, they were connected with Graymark Security, Miami, Florida. They reported me as deceptive. I protested the findings and asked for a re-test. I was denied and deception was reported to Sheriff Daniels. The charts disappeared. Later I found out they wanted the Polk County Sheriff’s business. Next, I went to Argenbright & Associates, specifically Wade Moss, Tampa, Florida. Wade Moss stated that my results were inconclusive, but he reported deception to Sheriff Daniels and falsely reported deception to the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings. This is the same Wade Moss who owns Asset Guardian, Inc., 2706 U.S Alt 19 N., Suite 254, Palm Harbor, Florida 34683. This is also the same Wade Moss whom is the vice president/private of the Florida Polygraph Association. I wonder if they know this. Beware of this character. Those charts also disappeared. When my lawsuit (see attached file) was filed, several subpoenas were issued to obtain records of the examinations (cover sheet, charts, etc.). Guess what? The charts were nowhere to be found. They disappeared. Don’t Figure? I settled both suits out of court for $10,000.00 each. It wasn’t about making money, it was about making a point. Those incompetent examiners complicated the investigation process. Since that time the news media and public in general still believe I sexually harassed females at the Sheriff’s Office, I did not. The record speaks for itself. I am more than willing to admit to things I did, but will not admit to things I did not do. Please read the attached official documents. As I have stated in the past, I have been on both sides of the fence. I know the polygraph profession needs to be more closely supervised. The examiners need more advanced training and experience. I can state equivocally that I have never treated anyone the way I was treated by my own profession. I have also posted a picture of Wade Moss so you positively identify and avoid him. I understand why the public, in general, is aggravated and suspicious of the polygraph profession. Thank you for letting me post this information. William McCallister Senior Examiner Florida Polygraph Associates, Inc. 395 E. Central Avenue Winter Haven, FL 33880 Ph: 863-299-9424 floridapolygraph@comcast.net
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