FBI Offers $200,000 Reward for Monica Witt Accused of Spying for Iran

The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the apprehension and prosecution of Monica Elfriede Witt, a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence agent accused of providing national defense information to Iran.

“(Gray News) – The Federal Bureau of Investigation is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of Monica Witt”

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Witt was indicted by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the government of Iran, and the FBI said she defected to Iran in 2013.

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In a statement released Thursday by the FBI Washington, D.C., Field Office, special agent in charge Daniel Wierzbicki said, "Monica Witt allegedly betrayed her oath to the Constitution more than a decade ago by defecting to Iran and providing the Iranian regime national defense information."

The FBI said Witt, a former tech sergeant and special agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, served in the military between 1997 and 2008 and later worked as an intelligence analyst with Booz Allen Hamilton in 2008 supporting the Army as an Iranian subject matter expert.

The FBI urged anyone with information about Witt to contact the bureau at 1-800-CALL-FBI, contact a local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate, or submit a tip via tips.fbi.gov.

USA TODAY said the FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the capture and prosecution of Monica Witt, and it described her as a former defense contractor and intelligence technical sergeant who was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019.

USA TODAY reported that Witt, 47, served in the U.S. military between 1997 and 2008 before working as a U.S. government contractor until 2010, and it said she defected to Iran in 2013.

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In the same USA TODAY account, Daniel Wierzbicki said in a news release, "The FBI has not forgotten and believes that during this critical moment in Iran’s history, there is someone who knows something about her whereabouts."

The International Business Times Australia account said Witt remains at large and is believed to be living in Iran, and it added that if convicted, Witt faces potential life imprisonment.

It also stated that the FBI wanted poster describes her as 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing about 145 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes, and that she has visible tattoos, including one on her left wrist.

The FBI said Witt’s military service and contracting employment provided her access to information relating to foreign intelligence and counterintelligence classified as Secret and Top Secret, including the true names of U.S. intelligence covert operatives.

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Stars and Stripes reported that prosecutors claim Witt shared classified information with Iranian officials, placing sensitive national defense programs at risk, and it said her access included the identities of undercover U.S. intelligence personnel.

USA TODAY added that, according to the indictment filed in the District of Columbia, Witt subsequently provided information to the government of Iran, and it quoted the FBI writing, "Witt allegedly intentionally provided information endangering U.S personnel and their families stationed abroad."

The International Business Times Australia account said Witt is accused of assisting Iranian hackers in cyberattacks against American intelligence personnel, and it said four Iranian nationals were charged in the same case for their roles in the cyber campaign.

It also stated that Witt allegedly provided Iran with details on a highly classified U.S. intelligence collection program and helped identify former U.S. colleagues for targeting.