PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — In just six days, the $1 million budgeted for Virginia’s witness protection program kicks in. The Commonwealth has had a program on the books since 1994, but never the ...

Virginia lawmakers signed off on a $1M statewide witness protection program. But months later, Norfolk CA Ramin Fatehi says his office hasn't seen a dollar of it.

A highly-secretive program, the United States Federal Witness Protection Program protects witnesses before, during, and after a criminal trial. Also called the Witness Security Program (WITSEC ...

The testimony shed some light on Sessa's time in the witness protection program, by which the government relocates witnesses to crimes and their families to protect them from retribution.

On Tuesday, Norfolk's city council approved funding in the city's budget witness protection program but many times, a witness of a crime wants to cooperate with law enforcement.

The General Assembly finally funded Virginia’s witness protection program last year. Ensuring its success requires close scrutiny.

The funding is from a $1 million grant program from Virginia’s Department of Criminal Justice Services. Lawmakers passed the Virginia Witness Protection Act in 1994, but Fairfax County ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The city of Norfolk now has $25,000 to put to use in their witness protection grant program after Norfolk City Council voted to approve the ordinance Tuesday night, a ...

The Witness Protection Grant Program, which takes effect immediately in Norfolk, is designed to combat witness intimidation and reduce instances of violent crime.

CHICAGO — A deputy U.S. marshal was convicted Tuesday of violating the secrecy of the federal government’s witness protection program by leaking information about a key witness cooperating in ...

One of them, who testified for hours, is in the state's witness protection program. Action News could not record them.