In 2012, after Witt traveled to Iran for a conference, the FBI warned her that she could be targeted for recruitment by that country's government, and Witt told the bureau she would refuse to provide information about her military work, according to the indictment. The next year, she went to another Iranian conference and soon arranged to defect, according to the indictment.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 13, 2019 16:47 UTC