FBI offers $200,000 for Air Force specialist accused of spying for Iran 

Published May 15, 2026 1:37pm ET | Updated May 15, 2026 1:37pm ET



The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of former Air Force intelligence officer Monica Witt, who was charged with spying for Iran after defecting in 2013.

Witt served as an intelligence specialist and special agent with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations from 1997 to 2008 and later worked as a government contractor.

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