John Partington

About The Author

John Partington (1929–2006) was the first head of the United States Witness Protection Program. He also served as United States Deputy Marshal from 1962 to 1980 and Intelligence Officer for the Internal Revenue Service from 1963 to 1966. He is the author of The Mob and Me. 

Books by John Partington

The Mob and Me

Wiseguys and the Witness Protection Program

By John Partington and Arlene Violet
This revealing first-person narrative, by one of the founders of the Witness Protection Program and a personal protector to more than five hundred informants, offers an eye-opening, dead-on authentic perspective on the safeguard institution. How did law enforcement’s frustration with the criminal...
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