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United States Federal Witness Security Program
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Federal_Witness_Security_Program
GPTKB entity
Statements (45)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:witness_protection_program
gptkbp:administeredBy
gptkb:United_States_Marshals_Service
gptkbp:commonName
gptkb:WITSEC
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:criteriaForEntry
agreement to testify
testimony is essential to prosecution
threat to witness's life
willingness to relocate
gptkbp:eligibility
witnesses in federal cases
witnesses in state cases (with federal agreement)
gptkbp:establishedBy
gptkb:Organized_Crime_Control_Act_of_1970
gptkbp:establishedIn
1970
gptkbp:features
strictly maintained
gptkbp:fundedBy
gptkb:government
gptkbp:hasServiceTo
gptkb:psychotherapy
medical care
job training
assistance with legal documents
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
United States Federal Witness Security Program
gptkbp:legalBasis
gptkb:Title_V_of_the_Organized_Crime_Control_Act_of_1970
gptkbp:mediaType
featured in films and television
gptkbp:notableCase
gptkb:Tommaso_Buscetta
gptkb:Joseph_Valachi
gptkb:Frank_Cullotta
gptkb:Henry_Hill
gptkb:Sammy_Gravano
gptkbp:notableFor
protection of high-profile criminal case witnesses
protection of organized crime witnesses
gptkbp:numberOfFamilyMembersProtected
over 9,900 family members since inception
gptkbp:numberOfWitnessesProtected
over 8,600 witnesses since inception
gptkbp:protectedBy
gptkb:security
financial assistance
new identities
relocation
gptkbp:protectionDuration
as long as necessary
gptkbp:purpose
protect witnesses and their families
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation
gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Justice
state witness protection programs
gptkbp:successRate
high (no witnesses harmed while following program guidelines)
gptkbp:terminus
voluntary or for cause
gptkbp:website
https://www.usmarshals.gov/witness-security-program
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Federal_Witness_Protection_Program
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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