Say the words “witness protection program” and you think of federal informants living quiet lives with new identities in podunk locales. For anybody who saw the movie Goodfellas, you’re reminded of ...

"Should you ever be accused of terrorism, here's what you should do," says Spencer Ackerman at Wired: "Snitch on your friends, demand to be placed under witness protection, then fly out of the country ...

Bantam. 359 pp. $26.95 In 1961, a young attorney named Gerald Shur enlisted in the Kennedy Justice Department's campaign against organized crime. Shur was eventually instrumental first in designing ...

U.S. officials lost track of two suspected terrorists after they were given cover in the federal witness protection program, according to a bombshell report. In July, the U.S. Marshals Service said it ...