United States federal witness protection system
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The United States federal witness protection system is a government program that safeguards threatened witnesses and their families—often by relocating and giving them new identities—to secure their cooperation in prosecuting serious crimes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| United States Federal Witness Protection Program | 1 |
| United States federal witness protection system canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4674984 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States federal witness protection system Context triple: [Witness Security Program, partOf, United States federal witness protection system]
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A.
Amt für Nationale Sicherheit
The Amt für Nationale Sicherheit was the short-lived successor organization to East Germany’s notorious Stasi secret police, created during the country’s political upheaval in 1989 before being quickly dissolved.
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B.
The FBI Story
The FBI Story is a 1959 crime drama film that chronicles the history and major cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the career of one of its agents.
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C.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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D.
Act of Security
The Act of Security was a 1704 law passed by the Parliament of Scotland asserting its right to choose a different monarch from England after Queen Anne, unless Scotland’s political and economic freedoms were secured.
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E.
Joint Fugitive Task Forces
Joint Fugitive Task Forces are specialized multi-agency law enforcement teams in the United States that coordinate efforts to locate and apprehend dangerous fugitives.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: United States federal witness protection system Target entity description: The United States federal witness protection system is a government program that safeguards threatened witnesses and their families—often by relocating and giving them new identities—to secure their cooperation in prosecuting serious crimes.
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A.
Amt für Nationale Sicherheit
The Amt für Nationale Sicherheit was the short-lived successor organization to East Germany’s notorious Stasi secret police, created during the country’s political upheaval in 1989 before being quickly dissolved.
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B.
The FBI Story
The FBI Story is a 1959 crime drama film that chronicles the history and major cases of the Federal Bureau of Investigation through the career of one of its agents.
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C.
United States v. Eichman
United States v. Eichman is a 1990 U.S. Supreme Court case that struck down a federal law banning flag desecration as unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s protection of free speech.
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D.
Act of Security
The Act of Security was a 1704 law passed by the Parliament of Scotland asserting its right to choose a different monarch from England after Queen Anne, unless Scotland’s political and economic freedoms were secured.
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E.
Joint Fugitive Task Forces
Joint Fugitive Task Forces are specialized multi-agency law enforcement teams in the United States that coordinate efforts to locate and apprehend dangerous fugitives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal program
ⓘ
witness protection program ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Marshals Service ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
WITSEC
ⓘ
linked to:
WITSEC Program
Witness Security Program ⓘ |
| appliesTo | federal witnesses ⓘ |
| confidentiality |
locations of witnesses are kept secret
ⓘ
new identities are protected information ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
Federal Bureau of Investigation
ⓘ
United States Attorneys Offices ⓘ
linked to:
United States Attorney’s Offices
federal prosecutors ⓘ other federal law enforcement agencies ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedBy | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | state witness protection programs ⓘ |
| eligibilityIncludes |
immediate family members of witnesses
ⓘ
witnesses in danger due to testimony ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1970 ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
drug trafficking cases
ⓘ
major violent crime cases ⓘ organized crime cases ⓘ terrorism cases ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
federal government of the United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
| goal |
increase successful prosecutions
ⓘ
reduce witness intimidation ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
United States federal criminal justice system
ⓘ
linked to:
United States criminal justice system
|
| legalBasis |
Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
ⓘ
Title V of the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 ⓘ
linked to:
Organized Crime Control Act of 1970
|
| managedBy |
Witness Security Division of the U.S. Marshals Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Witness Security Division
|
| operatesUnder | United States federal law ⓘ |
| overseenBy | United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | ensure safety of cooperating witnesses ⓘ |
| provides |
employment assistance
ⓘ
financial assistance to witnesses ⓘ housing assistance ⓘ new identities for witnesses ⓘ relocation of witnesses ⓘ security arrangements for witnesses ⓘ |
| purpose |
combat organized crime
ⓘ
facilitate prosecution of serious federal crimes ⓘ protect families of threatened witnesses ⓘ protect threatened witnesses ⓘ secure cooperation of witnesses in criminal prosecutions ⓘ |
| requires |
agreement to testify
ⓘ
compliance with program rules ⓘ |
| scope | federal criminal cases ⓘ |
| typeOfProtection |
emergency protection
ⓘ
long-term protection ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: United States federal witness protection system Description of subject: The United States federal witness protection system is a government program that safeguards threatened witnesses and their families—often by relocating and giving them new identities—to secure their cooperation in prosecuting serious crimes.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: United States federal witness protection system