For the second year in a row, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing the state spend tens of millions of dollars on a witness protection program that went unfunded for the first nine years of its existence.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jackee Taylor was 7 years old when she entered the Witness Protection Program in 1981, and she has remained in it for over 40 ...

Virginia’s prolonged budget-amendment process has finally come to a close, resulting in compromises on both sides of the political aisle. As prosecutors, we are glad to see the budget include an ...

Facing mounting criticism from Republicans over a rise in violent crime, Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker has proposed spending $20 million on a long-neglected witness protection program for people whose ...

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Gerald Shur is known for founding the federal witness protection program. He died in August at age 86 of complications from lung cancer. UNIDENTIFIED ACTOR: (As narrator) Former gangster Vincent ...

Administrators of the U.S. witness protection program are holding a conference with their foreign counterparts this week, helping them devise similar protections for witnesses who could be targeted ...

In Lewiston, Maine, a man who called himself Abraham helped his neighbors with the trash and rode dirt bikes with his friend. His old life in New York City got him killed. By Ali Watkins The plea by a ...

To combat gang intimidation of witnesses in criminal trials, Durham County is looking to establish what is believed to be the state's first witness-protection program. The city and county officials ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is proposing the state spend tens of millions of dollars on a ...