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The United States Federal Witness Protection Program (WPP),[1] also known as the Witness Security Program or WITSEC,[2] is a witness protection program codified through 18 U.S. Code § 3521 and administered by the United States Department of Justice.[3]
The program is operated by the United States Marshals Service and is designed to protect threatened witnesses and their family members before, during, and after a trial when those witnesses have an association with the federal government.[4]
The program was originally authorized by the Organized Crime Control Act of 1970 and later amended by the Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984.[4] The amended issues included bail, sentencing reform, pleas for insanity, and penalties for drug offenses.[5]
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