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the government gives you a new name so the old you can safely disappear.
means a federal program that relocates and re-identifies people whose testimony against criminals makes staying themselves dangerous.
from formalized in the u.s. by the 1970 organized crime control act, born from prosecutors needing mob insiders to testify without ending up in a trunk.
official namewitsec, run by the u.s. marshals
no escapee killedzero protected witness murdered while following rules
family includedspouses and kids often get new identities too
break protocol, lose itcontacting old friends can void your protection