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slattery, an independent, licensed polygraph operator, was employed by law enforcement authorities to question a suspect. during the testing, which was conducted over two days, the suspect confessed to killing a guard in a wells fargo robbery, a crime about which the suspect was not being questioned. the suspect was convicted and sentenced for the murder. slattery claimed a $25,000 reward wells fargo had offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons participating in the shooting. is slattery entitled to the reward?

Explanation:

To be entitled to a reward, there must be a valid offer and acceptance. Here, Slattery was employed by law - enforcement for a different purpose. His discovery was incidental during a non - related polygraph test. There was no pre - existing agreement or intention on his part to claim the reward when starting the polygraph test for law - enforcement. Also, the act of conducting the polygraph for law - enforcement was not in response to Wells Fargo's reward offer.

Answer:

No