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Arrest of Relocated Witnesses
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In accordance with 18 U.S.C. 3521(b)(1)(H), the USMS, OEO, and
Federal
Bureau of Investigation, have worked out a mechanism, when warranted, to
securely
disseminate protected witnesses' arrest records and information in response
to
legitimate law enforcement requests. It should be noted that no effort will
be
made to interfere with legitimate legal proceedings.
If a witness is sentenced to a period of incarceration as a result
of
a State conviction for a crime committed after relocation, the sponsoring
Federal
investigative agency will be asked to advise the State authorities of the
details
of his or her cooperation to ensure the State's appropriate action in
maintaining
the witness's security. State authorities should also be advised that, if
they
believe that they will not be able to protect the witness, either in their
own
system or through transfer to another State system, they can so advise OEO,
which
will review the case for the witness's reinstatement in the Witness Security
Program as a prisoner. If reinstated, the prisoner will be transferred to
the
custody of BOP, but will not ordinarily be placed in a PCU, because he or
she has
engaged in criminal activity after having participated in the Program.
[cited in USAM 9-21.1000] | |