$200,000 reward to catch Monica Witt wanted on espionage charges in Iran
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“The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to capture and prosecution of a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013”
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Multiple independent news sources (Nbcwashington, ZeroHedge, KTVU FOX 2) and a Wikipedia entry confirm the FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for Monica Witt, a former Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013.
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— The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives during the 2000s is a list, maintained for a sixth decade, of the Ten Most Wanted Fugitives of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation. At any given time,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives,…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI_Ten_Most_Wanted_Fugitives,…
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— Monica Elfriede Witt (born (1979-04-08)8 April 1979) is a former defense contractor and intelligence Technical Sergeant of the United States Air Force who defected to Iran in 2013 and is currently a t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Witt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Witt
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— Theodore L. Gunderson (November 7, 1928 – July 31, 2011) was an American Federal Bureau of Investigation agent, author, and conspiracy theorist. Some of his FBI case work included the Death of Marilyn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Gunderson
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Gunderson
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“Monica Elfriede Witt, 47, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on charges of espionage”
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The claim is confirmed by Nbcwashington, multiple web search results (including a specific mention of the February 8, 2019 grand jury indictment in the District of Columbia), and Wikipedia.
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— Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar R…
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— Monica Elfriede Witt (born (1979-04-08)8 April 1979) is a former defense contractor and intelligence Technical Sergeant of the United States Air Force who defected to Iran in 2013 and is currently a t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Witt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Witt
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— Women have been serving in the military since the inception of organized warfare, in both combat and non-combat roles. Their inclusion in combat missions has increased in recent decades, often serving…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_the_military
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“including transmitting national defense information to the government of Iran”
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Two independent news sources (Nbcwashington and Nypost) explicitly state that the espionage charges include transmitting national defense information to the government of Iran.
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— Monica Elfriede Witt, 47, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the government of Iran.
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/fb…
https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/national-international/fb…
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— Monica 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 Iranian government.
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/us-news/fbi-offers-200k-reward…
https://nypost.com/2026/05/14/us-news/fbi-offers-200k-reward…
“a former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran in 2013”
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Wikipedia and multiple web search results confirm that Monica Witt was a U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist (Technical Sergeant) who defected to Iran in 2013.
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— Monica Elfriede Witt (born (1979-04-08)8 April 1979) is a former defense contractor and intelligence Technical Sergeant of the United States Air Force who defected to Iran in 2013 and is currently a t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Witt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monica_Witt
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— The Air Force Office of Special Investigations (OSI or AFOSI) is a U.S. federal law enforcement agency that reports directly to the Secretary of the Air Force. OSI is also a U.S. Air Force field opera…
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— Charming Kitten, also called APT35 (by Mandiant), Phosphorus or Mint Sandstorm (by Microsoft), Ajax Security (by FireEye), and NewsBeef (by Kaspersky) is an Iranian government cyberwarfare group, desc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charming_Kitten
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charming_Kitten
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