FBI Offers $200,000 for Info on Ex-Air Force Officer Charged with Spying for Iran
The FBI says Witt defected to Iran in 2013 and seeks tips that could lead to her arrest in a case involving classified U.S. intelligence.
- On Thursday, the FBI announced a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Monica Witt, a former Air Force intelligence specialist charged with espionage for Iran.
- A former counterintelligence officer for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, Witt defected to Iran in 2013 and was charged in 2019 with providing sensitive National Defense Information to the regime.
- Prosecutors alleged Witt revealed a "highly classified intelligence collection program" and the identity of a US intelligence officer to Tehran; Iranian officials provided her "goods and services, including housing and computer equipment."
- Special Agent Daniel Wierzbicki of the FBI Washington Field Office stated the agency believes Witt "likely continues to support" Iranian activities while remaining at large.
- The FBI warned Witt's information could empower the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which has elements responsible for intelligence collection and support for terrorist organizations targeting United States interests.
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FBI Offers Huge Reward for Former U.S. Intelligence Officer Accused of Spying for Iran
The FBI is offering a handsome reward for an ex-U.S Counterintelligence officer accused of spying for Iran. They are paying out $200K to anyone with information leading to the arrest of former U.S. Air Force Intelligence agent Monica Witt. Here are the details: FBI just dropped quite a reward for former U.S. Counterintelligence Agent Monica Witt. Indicted in 2019 for espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the Iranian …
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