12 secrets of the Witness Protection Program

Begun in 1971, the Federal Witness Protection Program—or Witness Security Program (WITSEC)— ” has provided safe harbor for over 18,000 federal witnesses and their families in exchange for damning testimony. ” Contrary to what we’ve seen in the movies, getting into the program isn’t as cut and dry as a matinee.  mental_floss runs you through twelve program details you may not know.