Witsec. Inside the Federal Witness Protection Program.

Earley, Pete; Shur, Gerald.

ISBN 10: 0553801457 / ISBN 13: 9780553801453

Published by Bantam, New York, 2002

About this Item

359pp, index, bw ills. Or cloth backed boards in jacket. Near new. SIGNED by Gerald Shur on title page. Gerald Shur, the man credited with establishing WITSEC teams with an acclaimed investigative journalist to tell the inside story of turncoats, crime-fighters, killers and ordinary human beings caught up in a life and death game of deception in the name of justice. Size: 8vo.

Seller Inventory # 030060

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Witsec. Inside the Federal Witness Protection Program.
• Publisher: Bantam, New York
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0553801457
• ISBN 13: 9780553801453
• Binding: Hard Cover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed
  • True Crime

About this title

Synopsis

An inside look at the controversial law enforcement program designed to provide new identities for federal witnesses traces the history of WITSEC from its origins in the 1960s to the present day, describes its role in fighting organized crime, and profiles some of the colorful individuals who have taken part in it.

About the Author

PETE EARLEY is the author of Family of Spies, The Hot House, Super Casino, and Circumstantial Evidence, an Edgar Award winner for Best Fact Crime.

GERALD SHUR, now retired, was the founder and longtime head of WITSEC. Both live near Washington, D.C.