Witness Protection Program

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Witness_Protection_Program
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:WITSEC
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_States_Marshals_Service
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Witness_Security_Program
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eligibility witnesses in federal cases
witnesses in state cases (with federal approval)
gptkbp:established 1970
gptkbp:establishedBy gptkb:Organized_Crime_Control_Act_of_1970
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Witness Protection Program
gptkbp:mediaType gptkb:My_Blue_Heaven
gptkb:The_Simpsons
gptkb:Goodfellas
The Sopranos
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Gerald_Shur
gptkbp:operates gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Justice
gptkbp:participants over 8,600 witnesses and 9,900 family members (as of 2023)
gptkbp:provides gptkb:security
financial assistance
new identities
relocation
gptkbp:purpose protect witnesses in criminal cases
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:law
gptkb:train
gptkb:crime
federal law enforcement
gptkbp:successRate no participant harmed while following program guidelines
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RCMP
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5