Federal Witness Protection Program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Federal_Witness_Protection_Program
GPTKB entity
Statements (26)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:witness_protection_program
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WITSEC
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Marshals_Service
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eligibility federal witnesses and their families
gptkbp:established 1970
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Organized_Crime_Control_Act_of_1970
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Federal Witness Protection Program
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:My_Blue_Heaven
gptkb:The_Irishman
gptkb:Goodfellas
The Sopranos
gptkbp:notableCoach gptkb:Gerald_Shur
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:United_States_Federal_Witness_Security_Program
gptkbp:participants over 8,600 witnesses and 9,900 family members since 1971
gptkbp:provides gptkb:security
financial assistance
new identities
relocation
gptkbp:purpose protect witnesses in federal cases
gptkbp:relatedOrganization gptkb:Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:relatedTo state witness protection programs
gptkbp:successRate no participant harmed while following program guidelines
gptkbp:website https://www.usmarshals.gov/witsec
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U.S._United_States_Marshals_Service
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5