protected witness
Relocated government informant
A protected witness is someone who has testified or agreed to testify in a criminal case—typically against organized crime or other dangerous defendants—and receives government protection in exchange.
This usually involves relocation, a new identity, and ongoing security measures.
The formal term is witness protection program participant, but protected witness is the common shorthand: The protected witness lived under an assumed name in another state.
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- state's evidenceAccomplice testimony for prosecution
- court testimonyStatements given in trial
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- safehouseSecure secret shelter
relocation · new identity · identity · assumed name · marshal · anonymous · hiding · disguise · courtroom · federal · threat · secrecy · surveillance · handler · safe house · alias · danger · mobster
protected witnessmarked man
target · made man · hitman · sitting duck · dead man walking
protected witnessdefendant
Party facing charges
accused · suspect · perpetrator · criminal · mob boss
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