JUST IN: A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence officer has been indicted for allegedly giving national defense secrets to Iran, reports NPR's relucasz. Monica Witt defected to Iran in 2013, authorities said.
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Ex-US intelligence officer charged in Iran espionage caseWASHINGTON (AP) — A former U.S. Air Force counterintelligence specialist who defected to Iran has been charged with revealing classified information as well as research about her former colleagues to representatives of the Tehran government, prosecutors said Wednesday. A Justice Department indictment charges Monica Elfriede Witt, who defected in 2013 and is currently at-large, along with four Iranian hackers who, prosecutors say, used the information she provided to target former colleagues in the U.S. intelligence community.
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Justice Department says US Air Force officer gave 'highly classified' information to IranThe United States on Wednesday indicted a former U.S. Air Force officer Monica Witt for aiding Iran in what Washington characterized as a cyber-spying operation targeting U.S. intelligence officers.
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U.S. charges former Air Force officer with spying for IranAs part of its action, the United States also charged four Iranian nationals who it said were involved in the cyber attacks. Washington additionally sanctioned two Iran-based firms - New Horizon Organization and Net Peygard Samavat Company - and several individuals associated with them. U.S. officials
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