Property of Witsec

10/05/2022

10/05/2022

It's all happening!

02/05/2022

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.

29/01/2022

This information was included in a DEA FOIA response I recieved this week. FOIA law states a request should be responded to in 20 working days. 30 working days under special circumstances. This request was pending since July 2020 (18 months), and the info provided was information requested and wrongly redacted in a previous request from 2016. Always appeal an incomplete or unsatisfactory response. This information is relevant to the airplane my fathers co-conspirators used to smuggle co***ne, and the specific co***ne package markings that were also found in various other seizures. Operation Fountainhead was a long term DEA operation identifying the markings indicating exactly who and where the co***ne was sourced from. In this case the Medellin, Cloumbian co***ne cartel associated with the infamous Pablo Escobar and Jorge Ochoa.

18/11/2021

This is a press release I had found. My father sure seems to have done at least some of the "regular work" such as negotiating power contracts with local utilites for the would be produced power, but in the long run it appears this was all to bolster his local reputation, and also to stuff printed copies of these into a glossy investors prospectus. I've looked pretty hard, but I can't find a single project that was actually built and produced power.

18/11/2021

I found this Carrington Energy, United Press release from 1988 in their archives. This $8.8 million dollar hyro-electric power facility doesn't actually exist. It never did. This is how my father fraudulently developed a reputation as a player in the NW power generation industry. It was all smoke and mirrors.

17/11/2021

Kahala Energy Development Corporation was just one of the many company names my father used. He was constantly illegally juggling money from one company to another to misrepresent their assets. This is known as commingling funds. When investor's monies got lean he would borrow hard money (high interest short term loans) as one company, place the money as an asset in a second, borrow against it again as the second, and then move it to a third, etc. At a glance these company names all look very similar, but looking closer they were all slightly different. He certainly was crafty.

13/11/2021

This was the last known local address for my father before he was relocated and rebranded. The area where a witness is relocated from becomes known as the "danger zone", and witnesses are instructed to never return to that area. Why is this significant? Using our correct family name I have lived within five miles of this "danger zone" address my entire life. Awesome.

13/11/2021

A few year ago I reached out to United States Senator from California, Barbara Boxer, seeking her assistence. The Senators office then contacted Ms. Christie Dawson, Deputy Chief of Congressional Affairs, US Marshals Service, US Department of Justice. Even at the request of a US Senator the US Marshals refused to provide any information at all. The whole process was just a paper push. Nice letterhead though, huh? Fancy.

13/11/2021

Updated information on Camarie D'Angelo's book about growing up in the witness protection program. It looks like she has an updated release of May, 2022. Her book is titled: What's My Name? Camarie is also the daughter of Dominick Montiglio, formerly of the Gambino family. If you are interested in this type of content please consider supporting her efforts. She is both brave, and kind. It should be a very interesting read.

11/11/2021

Talking about my father having been in the witness protection program is generally awkward. People don't seem to know what to say, so I'm just going to put it out there. It's largely (certainly not always) criminals who turn on their criminal cohorts to save their own asses. No honor to be found in any of that. There is some slight redemption as it does help law enforcement to reduce organized crime, but most are providing testimony in exchange for sentencing leniency, or legal absolution. It's an open secret that WITSEC is putting these criminal witnesses back out into society. That's the cost of their testimony. Most people believe what Hollywood portrays because that's all they know, and that's the way the US Marshals like it.

11/11/2021

Requests to SEC for information regarding my fathers witness protection alias Paul James Carrington, and variations of that name. I want to believe that our government is basically honest and transparent. Of course it's not, and I no longer have the luxury of that illusion. The deciding factor seems to be will their denials hold up under the scrutiny of a federal lawsuit. These are SEC responses to my requests over a three year period. The first and second are standard responses. Denials. The third, provided 370 pages of investigative witness testimony. Well, looky there! In hindsight I settled short. I should have appealed the content as it was incomplete. The lesson is always appeal everything you can. Everything. I'm pretty disappointed to know this is how it all really works, but it's still a win. Why does "transparency" have to be this way?

09/11/2021

A small section of the 370 pages I was able to obtain from the SEC regarding my fathers 1993 federal securities investigation as his third identity, witness protection alias Paul James Carrington. This is one associate giving testimony regarding another who had known my father as his second known WITSEC alias in Phoenix, AZ, Paul James Bryant. Any questions about criminal recidivism under the watchful eyes of the US Marshals Service?

07/11/2021

This is how Adam Cohen the Deputy Director of the Federal Witness Security Program works with the dependents of federal witnesses.

07/11/2021

From Adam Cohen the Deputy Director of the Federal Witness Security Program, one of the three offices in American government with the legal discretion to provide the information about my father I have repeatedly requested. Note that Cohen recognizes my "particular circumstances", and then provides a ta**ry "general response". "Justice, Integrity, and Service" is the motto of the US Marshals. Based on my own exprience, and what I have learned from others, this is the common level of service where witness dependents are concerned.

07/11/2021

I have been able to confirm some pretty shocking information about my federal witness WITSEC father, but despite my best efforts this piece is still unconfirmed. My fathers second son, my half brother, assures me this story is about our father with Charlie Sheen playing his role as Dan Saxon. That was surreal as I had seen the movie several times before hearing this for the first time. It's said to be based on a true story from an article titled Undercover Angel published in Pl***oy, July, 1981. The article also resulted in the lawsuit Barger vs. Pl***oy, 1982. With that said, it's not hard to figure out who the motorcycle club portrayed was. The original article timeline (early seventies) and region (SF Bay Area) fit eerily well with my father's. It's a pretty wild notion, but considering other confirmed events It seems to be within the scope of possibility. Beyond the Law is a B film, but it remains something of a cult film within the biker genera. If you have seen this movie please let me know your thoughts.

06/11/2021

Former Bellevue Police Fraud Investigator, retired, now a Private Investigator, currently has this case summary regarding my father published on his business website. FBI claims no records found, and OIP affirms FBI's actions, however, this man informed me himself, thay he turned over ten full notebooks of investigative information specific to my father. So, would you believe the FBI and OIP, or the Fraud Investigator that had nearly 1,000 hours invested in this case?

05/11/2021

It seems reasonable to expect that if the FBI were doing their jobs reasonably well, they would likely at least be aware of a career criminal, using mutiple identites to commit serious felonious crimes, often valued in the multiple millions (or tens of millions) of dollars, across several states over a period of decades. That the FBI might have some small piece of information about such an individual. Even after multiple FOIA requests with substancial search criteria (evidence) was provided, FBI has repeatedly stated they have no such records. Not a stitch. Nothing at all. And under several appeals OIP again has affirmed their actions. This raises the questions: 1) Are they truly that inept? I don't believe they are. 2) Are they complicit in violating requestors FOIA rights? I have been told the volume of information they were given was ten full notebooks of investigative data, and the content was substantial, by the former Bellevue Police Detective who gave it to them. So yes, In lockstep with USMS, I believe that they are.

05/11/2021

An official letter from US Marshals Service Inspector Richard Hann, Jr., to Honolulu Police requesting a copy of my father's reported su***de incident report. An Inspector, per publicly availabe job description, is essentially a federal witness handler. Incidently, Richard Hann was mentioned by name in my father's handwrittren "su***de note". Am I to believe this is purely coincidence? US Marshals Service refuses to release or acknowledge any infomation regarding said "official investigation". Why?

05/11/2021

Regarding my father's witness protection alias Paul James Carrington's "business dealings" as reported April, 1993. Multi-million dollar imbezzlement, and federal securities fraud, follwed by multi-million dollar bankruptcy.

05/11/2021

My father's WITSEC alias Paul James Carrington's US Bankruptcy Court claims summary, January 1993. $3.6M. 60 claimants. For reference that's equal to $6.8M in todays money.

05/11/2021

Seeking more information about my father's witness protection alias Paul James Bryant, and the $32M in co***ne seized Santa Rosa NM, 1982. I had initally submitted a FOIA request to US Customs and Border Patrol, as they were primary to the seizure, however, all records are now reported to be under the purview of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement. I myself (you can easily search this) found at least a half dozen newspaper articles specific to this event, and also court records via PACER. Both CBP and ICE responses found no records at all regarding the $32M co***ne seizure. None. Why do you think that is?

04/11/2021

From the same page of the Medical Examiners report as were the fingerprints. It's no surprise the fingerprints taken by Medical Examiner Investigator D. Alley were not used to identify the deceased becuase they could not possibly be used to do so, nor was the document signed or dated. ID thru other means? I have the HPD incident report, and no other means are mentioned. Under what conditions might you expect this type of anomaly?

04/11/2021

Letterhead of the Honolulu Medical Examiners report concerning my father's reported death as his witness protection alias Paul James Carrington. The Medical Examiner Katherine Bob, quoted by reporters in my previous post is not listed here or anywhere else in the autopsey or investigation. Can you determine why that might occur?

04/11/2021

A short news article about my father's second witness protection program alias, and third known identity as Paul James Carrington's, reported su***de.

03/11/2021

What does "Property of WITSEC" mean? When a person becomes a federal witness, or more importantly the child dependent of a witness in the witness protection program, everything about their legal identity is changed. Name, SSN, scholastic records, banking, credit history, investments, property, healthcare, retirement, etc., and it becomes the "property of WITSEC". From that point forward using their born name is strictly prohibited, and actually becomes illegal identity fraud, as they are no longer entitled to that name by law. By design, this creates incredible leverage over witnesses and their child dependents which lasts a lifetime, and has the potential to adversely affect innocent dependents for generations. Things like lack of valid identification and SSN issues create lifelong havoc for people who have themselves commited no crimes.

03/11/2021

It’s important to clarify that I (this page) do not oppose the US Marshals, or any other law enforcement. The Marshals have a long history of taking down this country’s most dangerous fugitives for the last 225 years, and they are arguably the best. To my knowledge I've never been under their protection, but I expect they are equally proficient at protecing witnesses and dependents from external threats. This page advocates congressional reform because that is the only way the program will improve. The already challenged child dependents of criminal witnesses need better infrastructure. Not a lifelong financial pension plan, but valid identification, information services, and mental health counseling associated with their families legal history and change of identity. This is/should be the responsibility of the US Marshals in perpetuity, and it is in this area they are severly underperforming. The evidence of this is not hard to find. My opposition is with the DOJ, and lawmakers who knowingly forgo the congressional oversight required to implement much needed change.

02/11/2021

I naively thought I could obtain info about my own father from the US Marshals Service via the Freedom Of Information Act, personal informal requests, and even impssioned prose. I could not have been more mistaken. After several failed FOIA requests, and subsequently failed appeals, the Office of Government Information Services provided me with a piece of information USMS had not, which was it remains strictly prohibited by law. Per 28 CFR 0.111B(b), blah, blah, blah, “shall not be disclosed except at the direction of the Attorney General, the Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Criminal Division, or the Director of the Witness Security Program.” Only three positions in all of American government, and that my friends is a mighty short list.

01/11/2021

Also part of DEA's FOIA response regarding my fathers alias, Paul James Bryant, was this telegram from DEA to the American Embassy in Nassau. This document was copied to several DEA field offices with a very limited distribution. Military code ZEN means forward to, and RUE means Resist Urge to Explain. NCR means No listing at this time, and HN codes relate to behavior and misconduct. The entire body of the telegram was redacted. The DEA has refused to provide any additional information on the substantial list of file numbers shown. I have an open FOIA request with US State Dept pending. Covid FOIA response has slowed from 30-45 working days, to 18 months and counting. If you have experience with this type of communications please let me know. I would appreciate the benefit of your expertise.

01/11/2021

Santa Rosa News June, 1983 reports 29 indicted after over a year of investigation. Court records reveal actually 30 individuals were indicted, and although DEA's FOIA response identifies my fathers witness protection alias, Paul James Bryant, as suspect specific to this incident, interestingly his alias was not listed among them. How could this be?

01/11/2021

Local newspaper reports the events of 213 lbs of co***ne recoverd in Santa Rosa, NM, June, 1982 with an estimaited value of $32M. Combined with the additional 300 lbs thought previously recovered by co-conspirators would bring the total shipment value to appoximately $77M. That's a lot of cake.

01/11/2021

The attached DEA FOIA response details my fathers alias, Paul James Bryant, was named suspect in the 6/17/82 seizure of 213 lbs of co***ne, Santa Rosa, NM. An additional estimated 300 lbs was believed to have already been retrieved by co-conspirators. The three letter code "LKR" were cartel markings identifying who the co***ne had been produced by. In the separate DEA operation "Operation Fountainhead", "LKR", was attributed to Jorge Ochoa, a cohort of Pablo Escobar and the notorious Medellin Cartel of Columbia.

31/10/2021

This is Relative Unknown, hosted and narrated by my friend Jackee Taylor. It's a ten episode true crime podcast series about Jackee's life growing up in the Witness Protection Program, her fathers life, and his death. The production quality is excellent. It's like listening to a movie. Attached is a link to the website, and series description. If your can appreciate a story about the Cleveland motorcycle club life in the 70's you will find it interesting. So proud of her bravery putting this out there for you to hear her story first hand, and also grateful for her friendship! Here is where you can check it out! https://shows.cadence13.com/podcast/relative-unknown

31/10/2021

The top of page 2 of Honolulu PD's 1993 investigation report regarding my father's reported death.