FBI offers $200,000 for information on former intelligence agent accused of spying for Iran

The May 14 announcement puts Witt, a former Air Force intelligence specialist, back at the center of a national security case that has haunted federal law enforcement since 2013.

The high-profile reward, issued by the FBI's Washington Field Office, underscores ongoing U.S. concerns over one of the most damaging espionage cases involving an American intelligence insider in recent memory.

A former US Air Force agent, who caused a row after allegedly defecting to Iran in 2013, is back in the news after the FBI on Thursday offered a $200,000 reward for information leading to her capture.

Monica Elfriede Witt, who is in her 40s, was indicted by a federal grand jury in February 2019 on charges of espionage, including transmitting national defense information to the government of Iran.