The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has announced a $200,000 reward for information regarding Monica Witt, a defected US Air Force officer accused of spying for the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The special agent and counterintelligence specialist was charged in 2019 with espionage for allegedly leaking classified U.S. intelligence information to Iran. The office said the policewoman had not been found since her defection in 2013.
Special Agent in Charge of the Counterintelligence and Cybersecurity Division of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, Daniel Wierzbicki, said, “The FBI has not forgotten and believes that at this critical moment in Iran’s history, there is someone who knows something about her whereabouts.” »
He added: “The FBI wants to hear from you so you can help us apprehend Witt and bring her to justice.” »
Witt joined the USAF in 1997 and left in 2008; however, it remained a subcontractor for the Department of Defense until 2010.
She traveled to Iran to attend a conference aimed at criticizing American moral standards.
The FBI accused her of working with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the elite force formed after the 1979 revolution to expand the country’s influence around the world.
Besides Witt, four Iranians were also charged in the same 2019 indictment with conspiracy and identity theft.
