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Yes, you can be prosecuted for things you admit during a polygraph interview. You can also be prosecuted for lying, since the polygraph examiners are federal i
by throwawy123 7y ago
Yes, you can be prosecuted for things you admit during a polygraph interview.
You can also be prosecuted for lying, since the polygraph examiners are federal investigators.
- tdfx 7y ago> You can also be prosecuted for lying, since the polygraph examiners are federal investigators. That part is not true. Polygraph examiners are not sworn federal law enforcement officers. But they are happy to refer any of your admissions of guilt to federal law enforcement who may come ask you the same questions. Lying to them is a criminal offense.
- throwawy123 7y agoCertainly not joe shmoe polygraph examiners, but I was under the impression that the NSA examiners are sworn federal law enforcement officers. Now that I say that, though, I can't find a reference to support this.
- giles_corey 7y agoNSA polygraph operators are not law enforcement officers. Lying to them is nonetheless a violation of 18 USC 1001. However, I am not aware of any case where anyone has been criminally prosecuted for lying during an NSA polygraph interrogation.
- erikpukinskis 7y agoWait, it’s illegal to lie to federal LEOs?
- pdonis 7y agoIt's illegal to lie to the Federal Government period: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1001 More precisely, it's a violation of 18 USC 1001 to lie about "any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States" (with a couple of specific exceptions as given). Technically you don't even have to lie to a Federal official since the statute doesn't specify that; it just has to be a matter "within the jurisdiction" of the Federal government.
- maxheadroom 7y agoKeep in mind, however, that this is not reciprocal: The Federal government can lie to you with impunity.
- sharksauce 7y agoI like to call this the "Martha Stewart Rule" https://corporate.findlaw.com/litigation-disputes/how-to-avoid-going-to-jail-under-18-u-s-c-section-1001-for-lying.html https://corporate.findlaw.com/litigation-disputes/how-to-avo...