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FBI Offers $200,000 Reward in Renewed Hunt for Alleged Iran Defector Monica Witt

The public appeal signals the FBI’s view that she still supports Iranian operations that endanger U.S. personnel.

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Monica Witt est aujourd’hui âgée de 47 ans. Elle utiliserait plusieurs fausses identités pour rester sous les radars, selon le FBI.

Overview

  • The FBI, which announced the offer on Thursday, is offering $200,000 for tips that lead to Monica Witt’s arrest and prosecution.
  • Authorities say Witt served as an Air Force counterintelligence specialist from 1997 to 2008 and later as a contractor, gaining access to Top Secret material including the real names of undercover U.S. officers.
  • Investigators allege she defected to Iran in 2013 and provided national defense information that exposed sensitive programs and helped Iranian operatives target her former colleagues.
  • A federal grand jury indicted her in 2019 on espionage charges tied to transmitting classified U.S. defense information to Iran, and she remains at large.
  • The FBI believes she is likely in Iran using aliases such as Fatemah Zahra or Narges Witt and urges tips via tips.fbi.gov, local FBI offices, U.S. embassies or consulates, or 1-800-CALL-FBI.