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Witness Security Program: Prosecutive Results and Participant Arrest Data

GGD-84-87 Published: Aug 23, 1984. Publicly Released: Sep 07, 1984.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the witness security program administered by the Department of Justice, focusing on: (1) the results of prosecutions using the testimony of protected witnesses; (2) the nature and extent of criminal activity by protected witnesses; and (3) the potential annual cost of compensating victims of crimes committed by protected witnesses.

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