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$200,000 Reward to Catch Monica Witt Wanted on Espionage Charges in Iran

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The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013 and was later charged with revealing classified information to the Tehran government.  Monica Elfriede Witt, 47, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the government of Iran.

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The FBI, the U.S. Federal Investigation Agency, is offering $200,000 (equivalent to about R$996,000) for information that could lead to the arrest of an ex-American Air Force intelligence specialist, accused in 2019 of spying on Iran. In a statement released on Thursday (14), the FBI stated that it is still trying to locate Monica Witt, who believes she has deserted to Iran in 2013. The agency said she believes that she is probably continuing to…

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-> U.S. federal authorities offered a reward of up to $200,000 for information that would allow Monica Witt, former intelligence agent of the Air Force accused of alleged espionage in favor of Iran, to be located and detained. According to information released by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the woman would have deserted in 2013 and would now continue to be linked to activities related to the Iranian government. In a recent statement, fe…

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Azteca Jalisco broke the news on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
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