I tell people I’m in the Witness Protection Program, then I tell them not to tell anyone. Then I give them a fierce look.
Did you take your Calphalon with you when you fled to Canada ? I have read above (Sally Mander) that it is very important to take your Calphalon with you when you enter the witness protection program.
Some guy shows up at a motel room or in a studio for an interview - how much can you know to give up? The only way it would work is if they get to the interview site before the interview starts to grab the interviewee. They would have to know well in advance that the person is being interviewed and who is going to interview him so you could grab the interviewer and torture out the location the interview is going to happen at so you could get there to grab the interviewee, at which point the whole thing is in an uproar because the interviewer has vanished.
Not really, no.
Such testimony is hearsay: an out of court statement, offered in evidence to prove the truth of the matters asserted in the statements. It’s generally inadmissible, except if is offered against a party who had an opportunity and motive to develop it by direct, cross-, or redirect examination. In other words, the prosecutor alone can’t plop you down in front of a camera and get you to tell your story. The deposition would have to include the accused and his counsel, who would have a chance to object to questions asked of you and ask you their own questions.
It might be admissible without the cross-examination if the accused wrongfully caused the death of the witness intending to prevent his testimony, but that’s a matter that would have to be proved first – that is, you can’t just say, “Hey, my witness is dead, and he made this tape.” You have to be able to prove that the accused wrongfully caused (“or acquiesced in wrongfully causing”) the witness’ death.
Nitpick: It’s the U.S. Marshals Service. One “l,” no apostrophe.
All I took was a truck and a kukri. Maybe I need to get me some calphalon under an assumed name, like Mick “The Skillet” Murphy, or Jimmy “Slow Cooker” Monteverde.
Maybe the info about debts was mentioned on the podcast, but I did not see anything about it on the website.
And it sounds very suspicious. It is one thing for local law enforcement to make deals with local employers, saying something like, “We got a guy in witness protection; could you hire him?” - because there is no clue to the old identity. But it is very difficult for me to imagine that something similar could be done to the bank records without leaving a trail to the old account. My guess is that the gov’t either pays off the debt (as long as it isn’t too high) or simply doesn’t care about it.
I heard this complaint before. Apparently the Marshals are used to dealing with criminals, trying to keep them out of trouble, and treating them with contempt. When innocent parties enter the program they tend to get treated the same way. It’s a common complaint about all fields of law enforcement, that officers begin to think of everyone as a criminal.
This whole thread reminds me of the Far Side cartoon with an anchorman in the foreground talking about how they’re interviewing a mob witness while concealing his identity – behind him is a window showing a clear view of a surprised-looking guy and a janitor walking in through the door and flicking on a light switch.
It’s under 4.Falling Off the Face of the Earth, in the aside. It says debts must be paid before entering protection.
I missed that sidebar. I thought it was an advertisement. Thanks.
So now I gotta wonder… If someone’s debts are way more than his assets, then he can’t get into the program? How sad…
I know this thread has been dead for over a month, so I hope people are still reading this.
If happens if someone is in WPP, has felonies, and decides to become a doctor or a peace officer. How would background checks work for professions like those?