Polygraph

[Anthony D' Amato]

At 05:59 PM 9/28/00 -0400, John Macartney wrote:

>PENTAGON'S POLYGRAPH OFFICIAL ACCUSED OF FRAUD.  Michael Capps, a top
>deputy in the Defense Security Service (DSS) has been charged with
>imporoper use of govt-earned frequent flyer miles by the DOD IG.  Since
>1995, Capps has served as director of the Dept of Defense Polygraph
>Institute at Fort Jackson, SC, where he is based.

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UNOFFICIAL EXCERPTS OF THE POLYGRAPH TEST OF
  MICHAEL CAPPS:

Q:  Now Mr. Capps, have you ever improperly used government-
       earned frequent flyer miles?

A:  No, sir.

Q:  What is your understanding of frequent flyer miles?

A:  I have no understanding of such things.

Q:  When you yourself fly, do you earn frequent flyer miles?

A:  I cannot fly.  I was born grounded.

Q:  I mean, when you fly in an airplane?

A:  I do not know what you mean by airplane.

Q:  You know, machines with wings that fly through the air.

A:  That's absurd.  Machines with wings?  What are they,
      mechanical birds that flap around?

Q:  Isn't it true that you have stock in United Airlines?

A:  Yes.

Q:  What does United Airlines do?

A:  It pays dividends.

Q:  What else?

A:  I have no idea.  That is not within my area of
       expertise.

Q:  Haven't you seen their planes flying through
       the air?

A:  No, I haven't.

Q:  But millions of people have seen them!

A:  The fact that millions of people have seen flying
       saucers does not mean that they exist.

Q:  All right, let's change focus here.  You say
       you've never been in an airplane?

A:  Correct.

Q:  How did you get from South Carolina two
      months ago to attend a football game
      in Pasadena?

A:  I have no idea.

Q:  There's a cancelled ticket here saying you
     boarded United Airlines, seat 23C, and
     flew to O'Hare, and then on to Los
     Angeles.

A:  Whatever you're holding is a fabrication.

Q: So, you don't know what an airplane is,
     and you don't know anything about
     frequent flyer miles?

A:  That's correct.

EVALUATION:  The subject of this polygraph
  interrogation, Michael Capps, was clearly
  telling the truth at all times, and the
  accusation against him should be dismissed.

Anthony D'Amato




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