FBI Offers $200,000 Reward for Ex-Agent Monica Witt Accused of Spying for Iran
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of Monica Witt, a former US Air Force intelligence specialist and counterintelligence agent. Witt was indicted in February 2019 by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on charges of transmitting national defense information to the Iranian government. Despite the indictment, she remains at large. The FBI alleges that Witt defected to Iran in 2013, betraying her oath to the Constitution. Her actions reportedly benefited the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by providing sensitive classified data, including the identities of undercover US personnel, thereby putting American staff and their families abroad at risk. She also allegedly conducted research to help target her former colleagues. Having served in the military and as a government contractor between 1997 and 2010, Witt had access to top-secret information. The FBI urges anyone with knowledge of her whereabouts to contact the agency via phone, local offices, or online tips to help bring her to justice.
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FBI Offers $200,000 Reward for Ex-Agent Monica Witt Accused of Spying for Iran
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of Monica Witt, a former US Air Force intelligence specialist and counterintelligence agent. Witt was indicted in February 2019 by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on charges of transmitting national defense information to the Iranian government. Despite the indictment, she remains at large. The FBI alleges that Witt defected to Iran in 2013, betraying her oath to the Constitution. Her actions reportedly benefited the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) by providing sensitive classified data, including the identities of undercover US personnel, thereby putting American staff and their families abroad at risk. She also allegedly conducted research to help target her former colleagues. Having served in the military and as a government contractor between 1997 and 2010, Witt had access to top-secret information. The FBI urges anyone with knowledge of her whereabouts to contact the agency via phone, local offices, or online tips to help bring her to justice.