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Posted by falsepositive
 - Oct 19, 2012, 04:12 AM
I just have to comment on this thread.

I went into my poly a bit sleep deprived and a little nervous (I really wanted the job). I was completely honest and my polygraph soothsayer accused me of everything from being a john, to drug use, to actually turning my words around.

I'm so disgusted and taken back by this I wouldnt accept employment with them even if they scrapped the poly and offered me the job tommorrow. This has to stop. That said i'm glad i'm not alone.
Posted by jasc
 - Oct 07, 2010, 01:31 AM
Hi George

I wanted to say you are doing a great public service.  It's incredible that tax money is still being financing these charlatans.  Looks like one of them took some exception to the truth - which is par for them.  Best of luck with it and can we please get government to stop paying these people?  Oracles with crystal balls would be more entertaining, cheaper and more effective. 
Posted by Katelyn Sack
 - Oct 26, 2009, 09:55 PM
The argument that the polygraph prioritizes national security over individual liberty is a really central one in this debate.  However, this argument is not supported by the evidence.

When the NAS Committee reviewed the scientific evidence on lie detection, they found no evidence that the polygraph (1) has a deterrent effect on possible spies, (2) has ever caught a spy, or (3)finds baseline truth much better than a coin toss. 

Rather, they found the polygraph is a national security threat, because (1) it gives these agencies a false sense of security, (2) it was historically used by the USG as a political loyalty test, and (3) its known abuses and limitations may keep some of the nation's best and brightest from seeking the positions where they are needed most. 

So if you want to prioritize national security over individual liberty, fine.  Look in my checking account.  Don't pretend you can look inside my heart. 
Posted by BBernie
 - Oct 26, 2009, 09:31 PM
I was thinking about this the other day.  You mentioned Bob Hanssen.  All of the past spies have made it that much harder for the federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies to give any measure of respect, trust, credibility or fair treatment to both, the new job seekers and their present employees.  I was reading up on Aldrich Ames, Nada Prouty, Jonathan Pollard, Johnny Walker, Edwin Wilson, Edward Howard, James J. Smith, and a number of others that I haven't even touched upon.  All of these people were on the "inside" and seriously damaged the intelligence community.  Guess what?  Our government has a very long memory.  If you look at history, it is easy to see why we are now paying the price for the betrayal that these people have done.  As a result, our government assumes from the onset, that anyone is a threat to national security unless it can be proven through an intrusive vetting process that they are "clear" to be trusted.  Thinking about it, working on the inside in the intelligence community must be an environment filled with an air of paranoia, focused stress, intimidation, and a kind of "reserved" trust that is constantly being verified through a number of tools that are known exclusively to the counter-intelligence arms of these agencies.  I think prior to the actions of these spies, the government was much more trusting (at least to the people who work for them).  It is not that way anymore and many innocent people are "sacrificed" for the perceived "greater good" of preventing another incident of penetration by a well-placed mole.  I think it is unfortunate and sad and wrong.  Trust is a two-way street.  It is something that will never be able to be reversed unless the political will is there.  The intelligence community is too powerful, and financially secure to reverse this course.  One thing I can say is that from what I experienced and have seen, I will never stop speaking out about it.  The public has not heard it all yet, because no one has that big of a voice.

Posted by DoubleTap45
 - Oct 26, 2009, 08:36 PM
Penn and Teller did it BEST on Bullsh!t on Showtime.

-The FBI's Most Unwanted :P
Posted by DoubleTap45
 - Oct 26, 2009, 08:34 PM
And ANOTHER thing!!! While I was trying to get into the Bureau Bobby Hanssen was SELLING OUT THE COUNTRY to the RUSSIANS!!!!! They have the BRASS ONES to keep ME out!!

-The FBI's Most Unwanted >:(
Posted by DoubleTap45
 - Oct 26, 2009, 08:31 PM
I took and PASSED every written exam for the FBI in 2000. In early 2001 I went downtown in NY City for the rest. I passed the interview and then flunked ONE question on the poly.

In High School I did smoke pot maybe 5-7 times. In college maybe another 7 times. The question is whether you smoked marijuana more than 15 times IN YOUR LIFE. Note that point.

They make you reconstruct your life ONLY from your 18th birthday NOT from the day you're born. If you count from my 18th birthday the number can NOT exceed 15 times IF that. They ran the test twice and bounced me out. I have been trapped in a job I HATE because of that for NINE years. I am NOT getting any younger.

HOW, without mortgaging the house to engage a lawyer can I go back and fight this? I am now an ABA-certified paralegal and can't get work doing THAT because I still haven't got a 4 year degree. I am less than 11 months from graduating possibly cum lauded or even magna cum laude with a dual degree in legal studies and criminal justice.

I have MORE qualifications than before and I want IN!!!!!

Any advice? Any advocacy groups who might help?

- The FBI's Most Unwanted >:(
Posted by Knightshaiid
 - Oct 10, 2009, 10:48 PM
Anyone can come on as a guest, "Fed-up!"

Why don't you register and let us really hammer you?
Posted by Tron
 - Jul 05, 2009, 07:04 AM
George,

If you're wondering why the hostility, need look no further than identifiying someone on one of your posts.

Still pathetic.
Posted by Tron
 - Jul 05, 2009, 07:03 AM
Always someone elses fault hey George?  Have you ever actually failed at anything in your life or are you just a perpetual victim from other people holding you back?

Tron
Posted by yeah
 - Dec 10, 2008, 12:52 AM
He passed his polygraph...

FBI AGENT ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE CRIMINAL CASE OF MAN MARRIED TO HIS MISTRESS

A 10-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was arrested in Phoenix this morning after being named yesterday in an 18-count indictment that accuses him of having an improper sexual relationship with the wife of a man he investigated in two separate matters.

Joe L. Gordwin, 39, of Phoenix, was taken into custody without incident at the FBI Office in Phoenix. Gordwin is expected to make his initial appearance this afternoon in United States District Court in Phoenix.

Gordwin has been placed on administrative leave pending resolution of this matter.

According to the indictment, Gordwin engaged in an "improper intimate relationship" with the wife of a man he was investigating, in violation of federal law and FBI rules. The indictment alleges that he concealed the improper relationship from the FBI to preserve his position at the FBI, and that he also concealed the relationship from the Scottsdale Police Department and the Maricopa County District Attorney's Office, which were investigating and prosecuting the woman's husband. Gordwin allegedly sought a favorable plea agreement for his mistress' husband in connection with a 2005 robbery that Gordwin helped investigate for the purpose of convincing the husband not to disclose Gordwin's improper relationship with the woman.

The indictment specifically charges Gordwin with six counts of "honest services" wire fraud, five counts of making false statements to the FBI and seven counts of witness tampering. These charges carry a maximum statutory penalty of 285 years in federal prison.

The indictment outlines a scheme to defraud the FBI and the citizens of the United States that began in 2002 after Gordwin arrested a man identified in the indictment as B.M. as part of a gang investigation. After the arrest, Gordwin met B.M.'s wife and allegedly began having an affair with her. In early 2003, after discussing B.M.'s case with B.M.'s wife, Gordwin contacted Maricopa County prosecutors and suggested that an appropriate sentence in B.M.'s case was one year to 18 months in custody. B.M. was subsequently sentenced to 18 months.

Approximately two years later, in early 2005, Gordwin began providing Scottsdale Police with information about B.M., and Gordwin joined an investigation that led to B.M.'s arrest after an armed robbery of a Radio Shack. B.M.'s stepson was also arrested at this time.

In January 2005, Gordwin contacted an FBI confidential information (CI) and asked if he could identify the CI as the source of information given to authorities who were investigating B.M. The indictment alleges that Gordwin did so in an effort to conceal his ongoing relationship with B.M.'s wife, who was the true source of the information about B.M. and his criminal activities.

In the summer of 2005, Gordwin attempted to help his mistress' son, who also had been arrested in relation to the Radio Shack robbery and was in custody, by using the CI to help find a fugitive, whose arrest the son could take credit for, according to the indictment. At this time, Gordwin allegedly disclosed information about the CI to his mistress and facilitated a meeting between the CI and his mistress. The fugitive was arrested that summer, and Gordwin contacted a Maricopa County prosecutor to discuss a plea deal for the son. In the fall of 2005, the son pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation.

In October 2005, after being rebuffed by prosecutors who did not want to give a favorable plea deal to B.M., Gordwin allegedly became worried that B.M. would disclose Gordwin's ongoing relationship with B.M.'s former wife. At this point, Gordwin made partial admissions about the relationship to his supervisor. When speaking to his supervisor, Gordwin minimized the extent of the relationship, according to the indictment. Even after being ordered to stop seeing the woman, Gordwin allegedly met with her twice, on both occasions asking her to lie to investigators.

An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

The case against Gordwin was investigated by the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General. The case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, which was assigned the matter after the United States Attorney's Office in Phoenix was recused.

 
Posted by GSPOT-MAN
 - Dec 10, 2008, 12:46 AM
According to the FBI, we are a nation of perverts, child abusers, pedophiles, pot smokers, and terrorists.
To the letter...

FBI AGENT ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO INFLUENCE CRIMINAL CASE OF MAN MARRIED TO HIS MISTRESS

A 10-year veteran of the Federal Bureau of Investigation was arrested in Phoenix this morning after being named yesterday in an 18-count indictment that accuses him of having an improper sexual relationship with the wife of a man he investigated in two separate matters.

Joe L. Gordwin, 39, of Phoenix, was taken into custody without incident at the FBI Office in Phoenix. Gordwin is expected to make his initial appearance this afternoon in United States District Court in Phoenix.

Gordwin has been placed on administrative leave pending resolution of this matter.

According to the indictment, Gordwin engaged in an "improper intimate relationship" with the wife of a man he was investigating, in violation of federal law and FBI rules. The indictment alleges that he concealed the improper relationship from the FBI to preserve his position at the FBI, and that he also concealed the relationship from the Scottsdale Police Department and the Maricopa County District Attorney's Office, which were investigating and prosecuting the woman's husband. Gordwin allegedly sought a favorable plea agreement for his mistress' husband in connection with a 2005 robbery that Gordwin helped investigate for the purpose of convincing the husband not to disclose Gordwin's improper relationship with the woman.

The indictment specifically charges Gordwin with six counts of "honest services" wire fraud, five counts of making false statements to the FBI and seven counts of witness tampering. These charges carry a maximum statutory penalty of 285 years in federal prison.

The indictment outlines a scheme to defraud the FBI and the citizens of the United States that began in 2002 after Gordwin arrested a man identified in the indictment as B.M. as part of a gang investigation. After the arrest, Gordwin met B.M.'s wife and allegedly began having an affair with her. In early 2003, after discussing B.M.'s case with B.M.'s wife, Gordwin contacted Maricopa County prosecutors and suggested that an appropriate sentence in B.M.'s case was one year to 18 months in custody. B.M. was subsequently sentenced to 18 months.

Approximately two years later, in early 2005, Gordwin began providing Scottsdale Police with information about B.M., and Gordwin joined an investigation that led to B.M.'s arrest after an armed robbery of a Radio Shack. B.M.'s stepson was also arrested at this time.

In January 2005, Gordwin contacted an FBI confidential information (CI) and asked if he could identify the CI as the source of information given to authorities who were investigating B.M. The indictment alleges that Gordwin did so in an effort to conceal his ongoing relationship with B.M.'s wife, who was the true source of the information about B.M. and his criminal activities.

In the summer of 2005, Gordwin attempted to help his mistress' son, who also had been arrested in relation to the Radio Shack robbery and was in custody, by using the CI to help find a fugitive, whose arrest the son could take credit for, according to the indictment. At this time, Gordwin allegedly disclosed information about the CI to his mistress and facilitated a meeting between the CI and his mistress. The fugitive was arrested that summer, and Gordwin contacted a Maricopa County prosecutor to discuss a plea deal for the son. In the fall of 2005, the son pleaded guilty and was sentenced to probation.

In October 2005, after being rebuffed by prosecutors who did not want to give a favorable plea deal to B.M., Gordwin allegedly became worried that B.M. would disclose Gordwin's ongoing relationship with B.M.'s former wife. At this point, Gordwin made partial admissions about the relationship to his supervisor. When speaking to his supervisor, Gordwin minimized the extent of the relationship, according to the indictment. Even after being ordered to stop seeing the woman, Gordwin allegedly met with her twice, on both occasions asking her to lie to investigators.

An indictment contains allegations that a defendant has committed a crime. Every defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.

The case against Gordwin was investigated by the Department of Justice's Office of the Inspector General. The case is being prosecuted by the United States Attorney's Office in Los Angeles, which was assigned the matter after the United States Attorney's Office in Phoenix was recused.
Posted by George W. Maschke
 - Jan 03, 2008, 09:52 PM
Quote from: Drew_Richardson on Jan 03, 2008, 08:53 PMThe original point of this post was that the FBI failure rate is nearly 50%.  How do we know if that is high - or perhaps even too low?

While we cannot know what percentage of FBI applicants answer relevant questions untruthfully during their pre-employment polygraphs, because polygraph "testing" has no scientific basis (indeed, it hasn't been proven through peer-reviewed research to reliably differentiate between liars and truth-tellers at better-than-chance levels of accuracy under field conditions), it is reasonable to suppose that a significant portion of the roughly 50% of FBI applicants who fail the polygraph are false positives.
Posted by Barry_C
 - Jan 03, 2008, 08:53 PM
The original point of this post was that the FBI failure rate is nearly 50%.  How do we know if that is high - or perhaps even too low?
Posted by SanchoPanza
 - Jan 02, 2008, 08:57 PM
You label polygraphers as sadists and abusers then ask me to tell you that I am a polygrapher to give you the satisfaction of applying a label. If you must have a label for me, make one up. I do not intend to provide you one.

You say you have a problem with polygraph, but in reviewing your posts you seem to really have a problem with the way you claim to have been treated by one or two polygraphers. You claim to have been strapped to a chair. I have never heard of that happening to anyone before.    This evening, I checked a couple of polygraph machine sites, Lafayette and Axiton They sell special chairs but they don't seem to come with straps to hold someone in place. Did you exaggerate?

Throughout your posts you say that you have been a Federal Employee for 22, 21, and 18 years and say that you have been in Law Enforcement for 17 years. That might be worthy of some clarification.

You claim to want to keep others from being subjected to some sort of injustice, but what are you really doing towards that end. Did you file a Civil Service complaint? Did you contact your congressman? Did you write a strongly worded official memo to anyone with the authority to address your situation?

What are you doing here? The effort generated by persons opposed to polygraph on THIS SITE certainly doesn't have a very impressive record on changing the law. Instead they choose to try to turn your coworkers into liars while simultaneously providing information that they all but guarantee can be effectively used by child molesters to avoid the consequences of their actions. The founder of this site even co-wrote a book that repeatedly tells the reader it is OK to lie and deliberately conceal information as well as offering suggestions regarding ways and means to attempt conceal criminal activity. I strongly object to the fact that he provides help to molesters and refuses to admit it while attempting to hide this insidious activity behind the first amendment.

Did you come here to vent? You've done that. Why do you think you dug up a five year old post and called Fed-Up an idiot? How exactly will that help accomplish your goal of keeping others from being subjected to injustice?

IF you were treated poorly by a polygrapher, you need to address THAT issue which really doesn't really have anything to do with polygraph as a whole.

Sancho Panza