Witness Security Division

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The Witness Security Division is the branch of the U.S. Marshals Service responsible for administering the federal Witness Security Program, which protects and relocates witnesses and their families.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf division of the United States Marshals Service ⓘ
federal law enforcement administrative unit ⓘ
administers Federal Witness Security Program ⓘ
WITSEC ⓘ
linked to: WITSEC Program

Witness Security Program ⓘ
alsoKnownAs WITSEC Division ⓘ
confidentiality operational details are classified or closely held ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
employer United States Marshals Service employees ⓘ
focus high‑risk cooperating witnesses ⓘ
witnesses in cases involving threats to life or safety ⓘ
handles coordination of financial assistance for protected witnesses ⓘ
new identity documentation for witnesses ⓘ
relocation logistics for protected witnesses ⓘ
jurisdiction federal cases in the United States ⓘ
legalBasis Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
Title 18 of the United States Code ⓘ
locatedIn United States ⓘ
oversightBy United States Department of Justice ⓘ
United States Marshals Service Director ⓘ
parentOrganization United States Marshals Service ⓘ
partOf United States Department of Justice ⓘ
United States Marshals Service ⓘ
programBeneficiaries witnesses and their immediate family members ⓘ
programType witness protection ⓘ
purpose to protect witnesses who testify in serious criminal cases ⓘ
to reduce intimidation and retaliation against witnesses ⓘ
to support prosecution of organized crime and major criminal enterprises ⓘ
responsibleFor coordination of witness security with federal prosecutors ⓘ
identity changes for protected witnesses ⓘ
logistical support for protected witnesses and their families ⓘ
long‑term monitoring of relocated witnesses ⓘ
protection of government witnesses ⓘ
relocation of government witnesses ⓘ
security planning for high‑risk witnesses ⓘ
scope witnesses in federal organized crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, and other serious cases ⓘ
securityMeasures physical protection of witnesses ⓘ
secure housing arrangements for witnesses ⓘ
secure transportation of witnesses ⓘ
use of aliases and new identities for witnesses ⓘ
typeOfProgram federal protection and relocation program ⓘ
worksWith Department of Justice Criminal Division ⓘ
linked to: Criminal Division

Federal Bureau of Investigation ⓘ
United States Attorneys ⓘ
state and local law enforcement agencies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Marshals Service → hasDivision → Witness Security Division ⓘ
subject linked to: USMS
Witness Security Division → alsoKnownAs → WITSEC Division ⓘ
linked to: Witness Security Division
United States federal witness protection system → managedBy → Witness Security Division of the U.S. Marshals Service ⓘ
linked to: Witness Security Division