The Justice Department says the recidivism rate among protected witnesses is between 17 and 23 percent (half the national average).

He'll testify at the trials, then hit the road as a protected witness.

CrayZhorse is particularly interested in one protected witness and has her kidnapped.

The security floor was for protected witnesses, spies or any other person the Department of Justice decided needed extra protection.

He is expected to testify for the prosecution as a federally protected witness.

But only one knows who we are, and that's the protected witness in this case.

I've been the protected witness already and look where it got me.

The officer keyed open a door to one of the secured apartments usually used by protected witnesses.

"Does anyone call periodically to check on protected witnesses?"

He is a protected witness in the Ergenekon investigation.