The FBI has announced a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of former US Air Force intelligence agent Monica Witt, accused of spying for Iran.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of Monica Witt, a former US Air Force intelligence specialist accused of spying for Iran.
Witt was indicted in 2019 on charges of espionage, including allegedly transmitting classified national defence information to the Iranian government.
According to the FBI, Witt served in the US Air Force between 1997 and 2008 before later working as a government contractor. Authorities alleged that she defected to Iran in 2013 and exposed sensitive intelligence information, including identities of undercover US personnel.
The FBI said Witt remains at large and is believed to be living in Iran.
“Monica Witt allegedly betrayed her oath to the Constitution more than a decade ago by defecting to Iran,” said FBI official Daniel Wierzbicki.
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