Thursday, November 26, 2009

Lie-Detection In The News

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Warrant: Man deceptive about his whereabouts
Iowa City Press Citizen
The affidavit states Marshall agreed to take a polygraph -- or lie detector -- test and failed. The polygraph test was administered again and Marshall "was ...

Prosecutor sued in teacher sex case
Cincinnati.com
Among those were the polygraph test, the minor not being able to identify a tattoo on Howell's lower back, that Howell reported rumors about the incident to ...

Prosecutor sued in teacher sex case
Cincinnati.com
The suit claims that Sanders told Howell's attorney, Patrick Moeves, that he didn't care whether the plaintiff had passed a polygraph by the Covington ...

Match-fixing row hits South Africa
BBC Sport
And once challenged, Ncobo - a former referee himself - offered to undergo a polygraph test to show he was telling the truth. However, last week, he failed ...

More info out on no-bid contracts
Madison Record
Riley to a polygraph test to see who is telling the truth about Johnson's charge that Riley accepted millions in Mississippi casino money in 2002 in his ...

CBI pegs Satyam scam losses at Rs 14000 cr
Moneycontrol.com
It has also identified Ramalinga Raju's properties worth Rs 350 crore, and is waiting for permission from the Andhra Pradesh High Court to conduct polygraph ...

Family, Friends Protest Drug Conviction
WXYZ
When the trial was over and the verdict handed down, the defense asked the jury what difference the polygraph results would have made in their decision. ...

Judge hears slain teen's 'dark secret' on tape
CharlotteObserver.com
The hearing will resume today when Judge Conrad rules on whether to allow a private polygraph expert as the final witness for Mitchell. ...

The Science of Crime: Polygraph Exams
NTV
Polygraphs, or lie detectors, make for good comedy in movies. But, members of law enforcement say it's no laughing matter and is an important tool in ...