The Witness Protection Program Had These Notorious Criminals Under Their Care

Ken Eto

Ken “Tokyo Joe” Eto is a famous Japanese-American mobster. He ran an illegal gambling racket from the 1950s to the early 1980s in Chicago. After an assassination attempt in 1983, Ken agreed to work with the FBI in exchange for protection.

Eto exposed 15 mobsters and corrupt police officers during the trial. After the trial, he moved to Georgia and lived a new identity under the name Joe Tanaka. When he passed away in 2004, his life story was shared in a documentary called Tokyo Joe.