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Senator wants help from US on witness intimidation

By Hope Yen
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WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. senator is joining the Philadelphia district attorney in seeking federal help to battle a rise in witness intimidation.

City prosecutors have filed 188 witness intimidation charges so far this year, up 60 percent from the same period in 2013. That’s according to data from the DA’s office.

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