Protected Witness
A Six-Part Series by Bill Moushey
(c) Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 26-31, 1996
Note: The "Protected Witness" series is copyrighted
and cannot be disseminated without permission from the publisher, the Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette.
Posted June 15, 1996
The full series includes the following reports:
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Today (Day One) : The federal witness protection program
begins to fray (On this website)
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Tomorrow: It frees criminals who sometimes commit more crimes
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Tuesday: It provides money or gives it back to witnesses who leave rich
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Wednesday: It shelters some and abandons others
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Thursday: It is abused by liars who corrupt justice and go free
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Friday: It is virtually uncontrolled; Congress hasn't investigated for
14 years