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| Academy of Polygraph Science Latin America, Inc. Arno Horvath Abusive and coercive interrogation tactics Largo, Florida |
| 4th of Jul, 2011 by User927190 |
| I was ordered to undergo a polygraph examination as part of the pre-employment process to become a firefighter in Florida. I've undergone several polygraphs in the past in Texas when I first became a firefighter there and never had any problems. I arrived at Arno Horvath's Office 20 minutes early and had to literally pound on the door for several minutes before he opened it. He appeared very disheveled and unkempt in appearance. He brought me first into the reception area and had me complete some forms. After completing the forms he quickly looked them over and began to laugh saying "Yeah, you've only used weed a couple times, you're gonna fail kid". Next he took me into the polygraph machine room and had me sit in a "special polygraph chair". He spent almost 30 minutes tooting his horn and telling me all about how great he is and how he can detect ANY lie that ANYONE says. (I know alot about polygraphs and began to laugh because I knew what a crock of shit he was feeding me). He instantly became mad and began yelling at me. I told him that his fancy tools were nothing more than that.....fancy gags that are designed to convince you that he can read your mind. When he realized that I understood physiology and that he wasn't going to trick me he again became visibly upset and irritated. He told me all about how lying is bad and how he'd find out and tried to minimize all of my answers with suggestions like "Is it safe to say you've used drugs less than 10 times?". When I refused to agree to that statement (I've only used marijuana once) he became even more upset and aggressive and began to acuse me of being a liar and insisting that he'd "find out the truth". He read over the background form a few times and told me what questions that he'd ask. He then said "Is there anything that you want to get off of your chest before we start....you know.....like how many times you've really used weed?" I told him no and he began the test. He made me empty my pockets (another tactic they use to make it feel like they're in control) and hooked me up to the machine. He then made me write a number on a piece of paper with my non-dominant hand (again a superiority tactic to make it look like he's reinforcing my future lies in my mind). He then spent almost an hour hammering me on my background focusing on my drug use. After 5 attempts to trip me up he jumped up out of his chair and said "I can't help you if you're going to lie, we're done here" and took me off the machine. He threw my car keys across the desk at me and asked me to leave. About 2 weeks later the background investigator for the fire department called me and told me that my polygraph was "inconclusive" and that I had to take another one. I did with a police detective from the Tampa area and passed with flying colors. During that polygraph the detective told me that Arno is notorious for lying on polygraph results and that he'll do "anything and everything" he can to make a buck from whomever he can. I talked to alot of the other firefighters in my department and most of them had similar results with Arno. He apparently hates firefighters, pararmedics, police officers, and military personnel. He makes most of his money lying to high paying attornies in divorce cases and civil trials where he'll say whatever they pay him to say. This guy is the biggest piece of garbage I've ever met and his "professional polygraph" services are a joke. Steer clear of this bozo, he obviously has no clue what he's doing. Of the 4 polygraphs I've had he's the only "inconclusive" result I've had and he's the only examiner to become emotionally upset when he couldn't trap me in a lie. |
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| I also had a very similar experience with Mr. Horvath for a police polygraph background. I was accused of lying in an area that I am certain I answered correctly. He cost me a great job and refused to provide me with a copy of the polygraph until I threatened him with a lawsuit for defamation of character. I haven't received the report yet but have an extremely experienced polygraph examiner willing to review my report and complete a followup polygraph to determine if the first examination was performed correctly. I have reason to believe he deviated from standard protocols for pre-employment polygraph exams as his exam was very different from any polygraph that I have ever taken (and I've had several with no problems as recently as 2-3 months prior to Mr. Horvath's) |
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| Well, today I was emailed a copy of the "report". It consisted of nothing more than his "expert opinions" and the questions that he asked me. No print out of my physiological responses nor supporting documentation for his findings. Looks like I'll be heading to the Pinellas County Courthouse to file charges and subpoena the "complete" polygraph report. |
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| Polygraphs are crackpot garbage. They've been proven to be inaccurate time and time again. That's why they are INADMISSIBLE in court. Nobody can predict dishonesty using vital signs. Everybody has different baseline physiology and the polygraph machine does nothing more than monitor variations in that baseline that the examiner then interprets based upon his/her experience and training. Obviously this guy has no clue what he's looking at if his results are the only ones that differ from the others and if you've had multiple polygraphs performed. (If all of your other polygraphs show the same results and his differs than you have a pretty solid legal case against him, but only if you can show that his differs significantly and that his interpretation was harmful to your career or character). Check out anitpolygraph on the internet. There are a few great attornies on the site that specialize in tearing these guys apart and winning huge settlements. |
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