The $1.8 Million Polygraph Failure…

Ft. Lauderdale, FL, Sept. 9, 2008 – As reported by the Miami Herald, the legitimacy of a Polygraph Examination administered by the Broward County Florida Sheriff’s Office (BSO), and surrounding events, has cost that organization $1.8 Million.  During mid-trial in a high-profile civil rights case the BSO agreed to pay more than $1.8 Million to settle the embarrassing police misconduct case involving a former inmate who was allegedly beaten and left brain-damaged at the behest of guards.  A witness who implicated BSO guards in the beating was subjected to a polygraph, which was characterized as illegitimate and unethical.  Questions about the legitimacy of the Polygraph Examination and its results will be a focus of a review order by the BSO Sheriff.

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