United States Federal Witness Protection Program

Directory

References

Discover

Hemp (Cannabis sativa).

9 Mind-Altering Plants

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

Lusitania sinking, illustration from The War of the Nations (New York), December 31, 1919. World War I, WWI. This image is one of three on the page. (See source file for the other two.)

7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Fish. Lionfish. Lion-fish. Turkey fish. Fire-fish. Red lionfish. Pterois volitans. Venomous fin spines. Coral reefs. Underwater. Ocean. Red lionfish swims by seaweed.

10 of the World’s Most Dangerous Fish

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).

What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?

United States Federal Witness Protection Program

United States government

Also known as: WITSEC

Learn about this topic in these articles:

whistleblowers

In whistleblower: Legal protections
…the same personalized protection that witness-protection programs offer witnesses at risk of retaliation.
Read More

witness protection program

In witness protection program: Witness protection in the United States
…United States, known as the Witness Security Program (WITSEC), is overseen by the U.S. Marshals Service, America’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. WITSEC was authorized under Title V of the Organized Crime Control Act (OCCA) of 1970. The program, which was begun the following year, coincided with an impetus in…
Read More