FBI Offers Huge Reward for Former U.S. Intelligence Officer Accused of Spying for Iran

The FBI is offering a handsome reward for an ex-U.S Counterintelligence officer accused of spying for Iran.

They are paying out $200K to anyone with information leading to the arrest of former U.S. Air Force Intelligence agent Monica Witt.

Here are the details:

🚨🇺🇸 FBI just dropped quite a reward for former U.S. Counterintelligence Agent Monica Witt.

Indicted in 2019 for espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the Iranian government, and she’s been on the run ever since.

$200K to the first person who rats… pic.twitter.com/oWJgR3GpPW

— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 14, 2026

FBI just dropped quite a reward for former U.S. Counterintelligence Agent Monica Witt.

Indicted in 2019 for espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the Iranian government, and she’s been on the run ever since.

$200K to the first person who rats her out. Get on it, internet 👀💰

This traitor was indicted several years ago by a federal grand jury on charges of espionage. But, she fled and has not been able to be located.

Witt had previously defected to Iran after providing the regime with sensitive classified information that put the lives of U.S. personnel in danger.

Fox News reported:

Witt, a former active-duty U.S. Air Force intelligence specialist and special agent for the Air Force Office of Special Investigations, served in the military between 1997 and 2008, before working as a U.S. government contractor until 2010, according to a news release from the FBI Washington Field Office.

The 47-year-old’s military service and contracting employment provided her access to secret and top secret information relating to foreign intelligence and counterintelligence, including the true names of U.S. Intelligence Community undercover personnel.

Officials allege that in 2013, Witt defected to Iran and provided information to the country’s government, placing sensitive and classified U.S. national defense information and programs at risk, according to the indictment.

She allegedly intentionally provided information endangering U.S. personnel and their families stationed abroad, and conducted research on behalf of the Iranian regime to allow them to target her former colleagues in the U.S. government.

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The FBI said Witt’s defection to Iran has benefited the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which has elements responsible for intelligence collection, unconventional warfare and providing direct support to multiple terrorist organizations targeting U.S. citizens and interests.

While Witt has been indicted for her alleged crimes, she remains at large. She is known to speak Farsi and reside in Iran, and may be using aliases, including Fatemah Zahra or Narges Witt.

This ABC News clip provided further coverage:

A reminder of one of the most damaging U.S. intelligence betrayals in recent decades: Former USAF Technical Sergeant and counterintelligence specialist Monica Elfriede Witt.

• Converted to Islam in 2012 during a trip to an IRGC-linked conference in Iran

• Defected to Iran… pic.twitter.com/5CBk2JMXcB

— Kim "Katie" USA (@KimKatieUSA) March 16, 2026

A reminder of one of the most damaging U.S. intelligence betrayals in recent decades: Former USAF Technical Sergeant and counterintelligence specialist Monica Elfriede Witt.

• Converted to Islam in 2012 during a trip to an IRGC-linked conference in Iran

• Defected to Iran in August 2013, where she reportedly provided classified intelligence to Iranian authorities

• Had access to sensitive Special Access Programs (SAPs) and Middle East operations from her time in Air Force intelligence and as a contractor

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• Indicted by the DOJ in February 2019 for conspiracy to deliver national defense information to a foreign government (Iran) and actually delivering it, including details that allegedly helped target her former U.S. colleagues via cyber operations

She’s been a fugitive ever since, believed to still reside in Iran under protection, and remains on the FBI’s Most Wanted list for espionage.

I for one hope that one of our precision strikes took her out for good.