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FBI offers $200K reward in search for ex-Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran

FBI offers $200K reward in search for ex-Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran

Summary

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward to find and arrest Monica Witt, a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist. She is accused of spying for Iran and defected to that country about ten years ago. Monica Witt was charged with espionage in 2019.

Key Facts

  • Monica Witt worked in U.S. Air Force counterintelligence.
  • She defected to Iran almost ten years ago.
  • The FBI wants information to help arrest and convict her.
  • The reward offered by the FBI is $200,000.
  • Witt was charged with spying (espionage) in February 2019 by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C.
  • Espionage means spying or sharing secret information without permission.
  • The FBI continues to seek assistance in finding her.
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