How does this work? Like do they help them get all the paperwork done? Or like, do they create a fictitious history for them? Because I would imagine having any trace of their old identity with credit history etc could put them in danger if the people they testified against etc. happened to come across them.
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It’s not actually the cops or the FBI, it’s the US Marshalls. It’s also only really done for high-level witnesses in important cases.
Your basic identity is your name, Social Security number, and where you live and work. They can give you new ones of all those. Names are easy, the government is where your SSN comes from anyway, and they have the budget to give you a new house and job. They’ll also have people who deal with your appearance. A simple shave and haircut can work wonders. Tattoos can be added or removed, and scars can usually be altered.
When somebody moves into your building and introduces himself as John Smith, you don’t question it, you just start calling him John Smith. He works at the donut shop, and mostly keeps to himself.
John’s credit history will be tied to his new name and SSN, and it’s very unlikely that anyone who knew Frank Castle in New York City are going to bump into John Smith in Lincoln, Nebraska. (Not impossible, just unlikely.)
If John stays in contact with any of Frank’s friends and family, then he might be found, and they simply won’t give him a third chance. He was told to cut all contact with everybody when they put him in the program.
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