Crime Indiana Man Gets 8 Months for Lie Detector Fraud

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An Indiana man who taught federal job applicants and others how to beat lie-detector tests was sentenced to eight months in prison Friday in a case that raised questions about the right to teach people how to lie.

Chad Dixon, 34, of Marion, Ind., pleaded guilty in December to wire fraud and obstructing a government proceeding with his business, Polygraph Consultants of America. Federal prosecutors said Dixon taught dozens of people, including applicants to be federal border guards, and he was good at his trade.

In arguing for probation, Dixon's lawyer, Nina Ginsberg, said teaching people how to lie on a polygraph was protected by the First Amendment. She said Dixon's only crime was explicitly advising prospective federal employees they should lie about having received his training.

"It may be unfortunate for federal law enforcement ... but it is protected speech to tell people how to lie on a polygraph," Ginsberg said.


Such a dumbass!
 
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Varine

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Why are none of the people who hired him going to jail for intending to lie to the feds?
 

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Good. Never trusted polygraphs anyway. Read an interesting anecdote where a woman was asked if she had done heroin. She had never taken anything more than what was prescribed by her doctor, let alone recreational drugs, but she was so scared and nervous that her polygraph reading said she was lying when she said, "No".
 
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