U.S. charges former Air Force officer for spying for Iran

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Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 13, 2019 / 11:06 AM / UPDATED 10 MINUTES AGO

U.S. charges former Air Force officer for spying for Iran

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The 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.

As part of its action, the United States sanctioned two Iran-based firms - New Horizon Organization and Net Peygard Samavat Company - and several individuals associated with the two groups.

The U.S. Treasury said Net Peygard targeted current and former U.S. government and military personnel with a malicious cyber campaign, and it said New Horizon had organized international conferences supporting efforts by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard’s Quds Force to recruit and collect intelligence from foreign attendees.

Reporting by Lisa Lambert, Makini Brice and Andy Sullivan; Writing by Tim Ahmann; Editing by Doina Chiacu

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-iran-spy/u-s-charges-former-air-force-officer-for-spying-for-iran-idUSKCN1Q2228

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1. It only took them 6 years!

And she's still in Iran!

https://news.yahoo.com/monica-witt-us-air-force-160603245.html

But this gem is priceless “It is a sad day for America when one of its citizens betrays our country,”, it made wonder if he was talking about Trump and his Putin connection!

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2. 6 years isn't very long

Counterintelligence organizations tend not to arrest a spy once discovered. They limit what they can see, and spy on them doing their "job." The information the US has on the 2 companies probably comes from years of working the target without her knowledge. They make arrests when 1. The target isn't useful anymore, 2. The FBI needs some good press, or 3. The CI operation is discovered.