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Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, court filing shows

Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, court filing shows

By : Reuters October 19, 2026 | 20:19 IST Published On Oct 19, 2026 | 20:19 IST

US prosecutors allege Abdulrahman Alfozan, accused of planting a recording device in an OpenAI executive conference room, was in frequent contact with a Saudi royal family member. They also claim a Saudi military member paid for his wife and son to return to Saudi Arabia.

An ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting a recording device in an executive conference room at the AI company appears to have received considerable support from the Saudi government, a court filing showed on Monday.

US prosecutors allege that the defendant, Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was in frequent communication with an unnamed member of the Saudi Royal family and that a member of the Saudi military paid for a one-way plane ticket for Alfozan’s wife and son to return to Saudi Arabia, according to the court document.

Prosecutors made those allegations as they asked a federal judge to keep Alfozan in US custody to await trial, arguing he is a flight risk.

The Saudi government media office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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