Former Air Force intelligence officer charged with espionage
A former U.S. Air Force intelligence agent has been charged with espionage, with the Department of Justice alleging the officer defected to Iran in order to help recruit assets from the U.S. intelligence community. Monica Witt is accused of spying in a forthcoming indictment that will be unsealed Wednesday, the DOJ said. According to the indictment, Witt was allegedly recruited by Iran as part of a program that targets former U.S. intelligence officers and others who have held security clearances. After defecting in 2013, she is alleged to have told the Iranian government about what the DOJ called a “highly classified intelligence collection program.” Witt is also alleged to have revealed the identity of a U.S. intelligence officer. Additionally, four members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) have been charged with “computer intrusions and aggravated identity theft” aimed at members of the U.S. intel community. Witt is alleged to have assisted […]
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