FBI offers $200,000 for information on former Air Force intelligence specialist charged with spying for Iran
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Key Points:
- The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Monica Witt, a former Air Force intelligence specialist charged in 2019 with spying for Iran.
- Witt is believed to have defected to Iran in 2013 and continues to support Iranian intelligence activities, according to the FBI.
- Witt, a former Air Force counterintelligence officer, allegedly revealed a highly classified US intelligence program and the identity of a US intelligence officer to Iran, risking their life.
- The indictment states Witt conspired with Iranians from 2012 to 2015 to provide national defense documents intended to harm the US and benefit Iran, receiving support from Iranian officials after her defection.
- Four Iranians were also charged with conspiracy, attempted computer intrusion, and aggravated identity theft in connection with this case.