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FBI offers reward for info on Air Force officer charged with spying for Iran

FBI offers reward for info on Air Force officer charged with spying for Iran

Summary

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information to find Monica Witt, a former U.S. Air Force agent charged with spying for Iran. Witt is accused of sharing secret U.S. intelligence with Iran and working with its military force after defecting in 2013.

Key Facts

  • Monica Witt worked as a special agent and counterintelligence specialist for the U.S. Air Force.
  • She was charged in 2019 with espionage for allegedly giving classified information to Iran.
  • Witt left the Air Force in 2008 and was a Defense Department contractor until 2010.
  • In 2012, she traveled to Iran and later returned in 2013, where Iran provided her housing and equipment.
  • Authorities claim she worked with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to target former U.S. colleagues.
  • The FBI is actively searching for her and offers a $200,000 reward for information.
  • The 2019 indictment also charged four Iranians with helping Witt gather intelligence on U.S. officials.
  • FBI officials emphasize this search during a critical time in Iran’s history and want her brought to justice.
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