{"id":130502,"date":"2026-05-15T14:10:04","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/latest-on-search-for-ex-officer-monica-witt-an-alleged-spy-for-iran\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:10:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:10:06","slug":"latest-on-search-for-ex-officer-monica-witt-an-alleged-spy-for-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubirataonline.com.br\/en\/latest-on-search-for-ex-officer-monica-witt-an-alleged-spy-for-iran\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest on search for ex-officer Monica Witt, an alleged spy for Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"90098964007\" title=\"Officials search for ex-Air Force sergeant accused of spying for Iran\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90094972007-20190213-t-162606-z-2042010956-rc-1-a-69-e-80-e-80-rtrmadp-3-usairanspy.JPG?crop=406,229,x0,y76\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\">\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Officials search for ex-Air Force sergeant accused of spying for Iran<\/p>\n<p>The FBI is searching for Monica Witt, a former Air Force sergeant accused of spying for Iran.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>The FBI is offering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/wanted\/counterintelligence\/monica-elfriede-witt\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/wanted\/counterintelligence\/monica-elfriede-witt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">$200,000 reward<\/a> for information leading to the capture and prosecution of a former United States military employee accused of spying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2026\/05\/15\/iran-war-trump-updates--live\/90088778007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2026\/05\/15\/iran-war-trump-updates--live\/90088778007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">for Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Monica Witt, a former defense contractor and intelligence technical sergeant\u00a0of the U.S Air Force, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the Middle Eastern country&#8217;s government.<\/p>\n<p>Witt, 47, served in the U.S. military between 1997 and 2008 before working as a U.S. government contractor until 2010. Her military service and contracting employment provided her access to top secret information relating to foreign intelligence and counterintelligence, including the true identities of U.S. Intelligence Community undercover personnel.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, she defected to Iran, the FBI said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"related-link\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong style=\"margin-right:3px\">Updates: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2026\/05\/15\/iran-war-trump-updates--live\/90088778007\/\" rel=\"noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&#8216;He would like to see it end&#8217;, Trump says of Xi on Iran war<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90094972007-20190213-t-162606-z-2042010956-rc-1-a-69-e-80-e-80-rtrmadp-3-usairanspy.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90094972007-20190213-t-162606-z-2042010956-rc-1-a-69-e-80-e-80-rtrmadp-3-usairanspy.JPG?crop=406,306,x0,y76 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90094972007-20190213-t-162606-z-2042010956-rc-1-a-69-e-80-e-80-rtrmadp-3-usairanspy.JPG?crop=406,543,x0,y112 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90094972007-20190213-t-162606-z-2042010956-rc-1-a-69-e-80-e-80-rtrmadp-3-usairanspy.JPG?crop=406,229,x0,y76 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Reuters, handout\" caption=\"Monica Witt, a former U.S. Air Force officer, indicted for aiding Iran, is seen in this FBI photo released in Washington, DC, U.S., February 13, 2019. The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to her capture and prosecution.\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonica 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 and likely continues to support their nefarious activities,\u201d FBI Washington Field Office\u2019s Counterintelligence and Cyber Division Special Agent Daniel Wierzbicki <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/contact-us\/field-offices\/washingtondc\/news\/fbi-washington-field-office-announces-200000-reward-for-information-leading-to-apprehension-of-former-us-counterintelligence-agent-charged-with-espionage-for-iran\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/contact-us\/field-offices\/washingtondc\/news\/fbi-washington-field-office-announces-200000-reward-for-information-leading-to-apprehension-of-former-us-counterintelligence-agent-charged-with-espionage-for-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said in a news release<\/a>. \u201cThe FBI has not forgotten and believes that during this critical moment in Iran\u2019s history, there is someone who knows something about her whereabouts.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/><partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">&#8216;Endangering U.S. personnel and their families stationed abroad&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>According to the indictment filed in the District of Columbia, Witt subsequently provided information to the government of Iran, placing at risk sensitive and classified U.S. national defense information and programs.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Witt allegedly intentionally provided information endangering U.S personnel and their families stationed abroad,&#8221; the FBI wrote in the release. &#8220;She also allegedly conducted research on behalf of the Iranian regime to allow them to target her former colleagues in the U.S. government.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The FBI said Witt\u2019s alleged actions has benefitted the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/backgrounders\/irans-revolutionary-guards\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.cfr.org\/backgrounders\/irans-revolutionary-guards\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps<\/a> which has elements responsible for intelligence collection, unconventional warfare, and providing support to terrorist organizations targeting Americans.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90094971007-20190213-t-162609-z-1139131466-rc-1393616990-rtrmadp-3-usairanspy.JPG bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90094971007-20190213-t-162609-z-1139131466-rc-1393616990-rtrmadp-3-usairanspy.JPG?crop=449,337,x0,y0 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90094971007-20190213-t-162609-z-1139131466-rc-1393616990-rtrmadp-3-usairanspy.JPG?crop=349,465,x67,y0 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90094971007-20190213-t-162609-z-1139131466-rc-1393616990-rtrmadp-3-usairanspy.JPG?crop=449,253,x0,y46 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"Reuters\" caption=\"Monica Witt, a former U.S. Air Force officer, indicted for aiding Iran, is seen in this FBI photo released in Washington, DC, U.S., February 13, 2019. The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to her capture and prosecution.\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"presto-h2 wp-block-heading\">Monica Witt description<\/h2>\n<p>The FBI described Witt as a White woman with brown hair and brown eyes, 5 feet 10 inches tall, and weighing 120 pounds.<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p>Her aliases include Fatemah Zahra and Narges Witt.<\/p>\n<p><media-image image-set=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90095031007-monica-witt.png bestCrop, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90095031007-monica-witt.png?crop=434,326,x0,y65 4:3, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90095031007-monica-witt.png?crop=434,580,x0,y35 3:4, https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2026\/05\/15\/USAT\/90095031007-monica-witt.png?crop=434,244,x0,y65 16:9\" image-alt=\"\" credit=\"FBI\" caption=\"Monica Witt, a former U.S. Air Force officer, indicted for aiding Iran, is seen in this FBI photo released in Washington, DC, U.S., February 13, 2019. The FBI is offering a $200,000 reward for information leading to her capture and prosecution\" orientation=\"vertical\" class=\"spacer-large\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information about Witt&#8217;s whereabouts is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI.<\/p>\n<p>Tipsters can also contact their local\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/contact-us\/field-offices\">FBI office<\/a>\u00a0or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fbi.gov\/tips\">tips.fbi.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Natalie Neysa Alund covers trending news for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on Twitter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nataliealund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@nataliealund<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-05-15 13:46:45.23640284 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-05-15 16:49:06.071637902 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/crime\/2026\/05\/15\/monica-witt-iran-spy-air-force-reward\/90094707007\/\">Fonte do Artigo <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Officials search for ex-Air Force sergeant accused of spying for Iran The FBI is searching for Monica Witt, a former Air Force sergeant accused of spying for Iran. 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