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El FBI ofrece US$ 200.000 por información que pueda conducir al arresto de una exagente de inteligencia de la Fuerza Aérea acusada en 2019 de espiar para Irán.

En un comunicado emitido este jueves, el FBI informó que continúa buscando a Monica Witt, quien, según cree, desertó a Irán en 2013. La agencia indicó que cree que “probablemente sigue apoyando las actividades ilícitas” de ese país.

“El FBI no la ha olvidado y cree que, en este momento crítico de la historia de Irán, (puede) que haya alguien que sepa algo sobre su paradero”, declaró Daniel Wierzbicki, agente especial a cargo de la División de Contrainteligencia y Ciberseguridad de la Oficina del FBI en Washington, en un comunicado, probablemente refiriéndose a las tensiones actuales entre Estados Unidos e Irán.

“El FBI quiere hablar con usted para que nos ayude a detener a Witt y llevarla ante la justicia”, decía el comunicado.

Witt era una exoficial de contrainteligencia de la Oficina de Investigaciones Especiales de la Fuerza Aérea. Entre 2003 y 2008, su trabajo consistió en misiones de contrainteligencia que la llevaron a Medio Oriente.

En 2019, el entonces fiscal general adjunto John Demers alegó que Irán había reclutado a Witt y que, tras su deserción, supuestamente reveló a Irán la existencia de un “programa de recopilación de inteligencia altamente clasificado” y la identidad de un oficial de inteligencia estadounidense, “poniendo así en riesgo la vida de esta persona”.

En la acusación, la fiscalía alegó que, desde enero de 2012 hasta mayo de 2015, en Irán y otros lugares fuera de Estados Unidos, Witt conspiró con los iraníes para proporcionar “documentos e información relacionados con la defensa nacional de Estados Unidos, con la intención y la creencia fundada de que se utilizarían en perjuicio de Estados Unidos y en beneficio de Irán”.

Tras su deserción, funcionarios del gobierno iraní le proporcionaron a Witt “bienes y servicios, incluyendo vivienda y equipo informático”, para facilitar su trabajo, según la acusación. Se desconoce si cuenta con un abogado en Estados Unidos que la represente.

La acusación también imputó a cuatro iraníes los cargos de conspiración, intento de intrusión informática y robo de identidad agravado.

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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – A 45-year-old Oxnard woman was arrested Wednesday in connection with parts of the custom copper fountain at The Collection being removed and stolen.

On two separate occasions, February 3 and 15 of this year, parts of the fountain handcrafted by a local artists were dismantled to make them easier to transport and removed detailed the Oxnard Police Department in a press release.

The custom copper fountain is valued at around $35,000 added the local law enforcement agency.

During an investigation into the thefts, officers learned that a 45-year-old Oxnard woman had taken portions of the fountain to a local recycling center where the copper was later processed noted the Oxnard Police Department.

According to Oxnard Police, members of the Neighborhood Policing Team alongside investigators with the Violent Crime Unit took the 45-year-old into custody and she was booked on charges of grand theft, possession of stolen property, and conspiracy to commit a crime.

The investigation into the thefts remains open and anyone with more information is asked to contact the Oxnard Police Department at 805-385-7600 or online here.

You can also report information while remaining anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or visiting their website.

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By Linh Tran, Brynn Gingras, CNN

(CNN) — An Oklahoma District Court judge has issued a $500,000 bail for former death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has been incarcerated since his 1998 conviction in the murder-for-hire plot of his former boss, according to a bond ruling Thursday.

“For the first time in 29 years of being incarcerated for a crime he did not commit, during which he faced 9 execution dates and ate 3 last meals, Mr. Glossip now has the chance to taste freedom,” said his attorney, Don Knight, in a statement.

Glossip was convicted for his role in the 1997 killing of Barry Van Treese but the United States Supreme Court tossed his conviction and death sentence in February 2025. He was previously denied bail as he awaits a retrial.

If he were to post bond, Glossip would have a GPS ankle monitor and adhere to a 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. curfew. He’s also not allowed to have contact with any witnesses, according to court records.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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