![]() ![]() Because of this chance meeting and the possibility that she did see the murder take place, Victor decides he has to get rid of Christine. When Victor and Christine meet shortly after the murder in a fender bender with Victor driving the deceased Raymond's car, Victor is forced to identify himself to her as Raymond Brunel. Marshals Service operates the federal Witness Security Program, sometimes referred to as the 'Witness Protection Program.' Witnesses protected by the Witness Security Program generally testify against major criminal organizations and their members, such as traditional organized crime groups, gangs and terrorist organizations. A paralegal and aspiring lawyer, Christine is just putting her life back together following a sexual assault three years earlier. The one glitch in the murder is a possible witness, Christine Sternwald. Thinking that he can overpower the ineffective David Brunel, Raymond's grandson and the company's heir apparent, Victor murders the elderly Raymond (trying to make it look like a death by natural causes) so that he can go ahead with the planned merger. However, the company's owner, Raymond Brunel, is against the merger. He is experiencing major financial problems, ones that can be solved if the planned $100 million merger of the company takes place. Main image: A man's shadow is seen on a wall.Victor Sandeman is a senior partner with Brunel Global Securities. "They are encouraged to find jobs or find work if they can - but as far as we're aware the State do pay". "They are given money, because they're pretty much asked to pack in their jobs. "The State houses them, as far as we know, as long as they're part of the programme. "The Gardaí here don't offer protection in a foreign jurisdiction, but they would have a number to call from local law enforcement if there was any issues they might have". "They need completely new papers, a totally new identity - it's how it works obviously. "They do re-settle them abroad, but it's done within the passport system here as far as we're aware. New identities are given to people within the passport system. A single mother who has lived under witness protection for nearly 20 years after giving evidence about a gang-related murder has accused the police of ruining her life and leaving her feeling. "So the Gardaí do work with law enforcement from other countries to house or home witnesses they might have". ![]() ![]() "We also have people in Ireland who are part of the witness protection programmes from other jurisdictions. " UK, USA, Canada, Australia, South Africa - mainly because obviously that will help them settle more. "They send people, certainly from Ireland, to English-speaking countries. The WPA provides special protection to threatened or intimidated witnesses to ensure their security and welfare is guaranteed when testifying in court. ![]() "They can request more if there's a particular year where more people go into it." Where do people go? Operating since 2008, the Witness Protection Agency (WPA) promotes the rule of law by offering witness protection services in Kenya. "There's no Government involvement as such - they do have an annual budget of about €1.5 million to €2 million. "No legislation was brought in to legalise it. He said the programme has no legislation or oversight "It's been in the headlines over recent years because of the witness Joey O'Callaghan, and the popular podcast has brought it back into the spotlight". "But it still exists, it's a very small programme - there's a dedicated, small secretive unit within the Gardaí who look after it. "Over the years there's been a number of people who have come into it and then come out of it. He said it is a relatively small operation. "The three of them, as far as we're aware, are still part of that programme". WITNESS PROTECTION TRIAL"The first people who entered the programme were Russell Warren, Charles Bowden and John Dunne - who were the three main State witnesses against Gilligan back at this trial back in 2000. "The Witness Protection Programme - or in Ireland as it's called the Witness Security Programme - was introduced as part of the investigation into the murder of Veronica Guerin. He told Moncrieff there are only about 20 to 30 people in Ireland's WSP, including some families. Michael Doyle is a news reporter with the Irish Sun. ![]()
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