Top 10 Famous People in the Witness Protection Program

These criminals were hiding in plain sight. For this list, we’ll be looking at high-profile cases of people who turned on their criminal counterparts in exchange for federal protection. Our countdown includes John McNamara, Frank Lucas, Sammy Gravano, and more! Which of these are you most familiar with? Let us know in the comments.

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[WatchMojo]

Which of these are you most familiar with? Let us know in the comments.

[trinaq]

I find it hilarious that the real Henry Hill wasted no time in informing people that "Goodfellas" was based on his life story, which defeated the entire purpose of him even being in the Witness Protection Programme! 😂🤣

[ahmedabdelwahab]

Never in my life have I seen someone so lucky that the world has given him such opportunities to survive as Henry Hill.
RIP Henry Hill and Ray Liota

[mr.decencykeepinitreal]

The real Henry Hill and famous film actor Ray Liotta, may both of them rest in peace.

[abeldisla.]

Also Joaquin Phoenix, he and his Family was in the Program of Witness Protection when they Run Away from the sect, The Pablo Escobar's Family was in Witness Protection, including, they were moved away from Colombia.

[trexadvent]

Is it good to be in a witness protection program since there's something or someone out to get us somewhere?

[laynewuchter]

witness protection should be shut down all those people commit more crimes when they are in the program for example the woman who got killed by an axe who was in the program and her perp got away with it,

[eugeniapatroncosta]

Make a top 10 best Tommy Lee Jones movies, please.

[BigFella]

I first heard about Witness Protection from the Arnold Schwarzenegger film Eraser. I doubt the US Marshals are as badass in real life though as they were in that movie

[angelaholmes]

I was wondering if Frank Lucas was going to be on this list

[wndgeneral]

Here's an idea for a video: *top ten weirdly good YouTube animations*

[asullivan]

" Good Fellas " movie 🎥 auto biography itinerant Henry Hill is the most well known out of those 10-mentioned criminals -!😉

[TheOfficialTarynTots]

They're all 🐀. They didn't come forward when the crimes benefited them. They only did it to save their own hides.
I can see some of the guys flipping on their bosses but the bosses that flip on the low level guys is just ridiculous.

[ilhamnursadi]

"Witness protection for what, no one was convicted of anything"

[Staceyatkinson]

The title is misleading, it should be called "infamous people in the witness protection programme

[theawesomest]

Ohhh, I've been looking for that guy

[isaace]

No one:
Watch mojo: let’s get somebody whacked

[tjwash]

I got bored after the 5th famous person I’d never heard of

[josh]

I only know Henry Hill and Frank Lucas due to me seeing the films Goodfellas and American Gangster.

[Dxmindreader]

Top anime plot twist that made the Villian the protagonist. Example
Itachi : he was viewed poorly by the words of Sasuke's behalf and was seen so as he showed up later on in the older series. But as time goes on the view point was changed when Itachi's behalf and reasonings was a big fan from the very beginning the plot twist made him more awesome and his philosophy justifies his wisdom as well.