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OpenAI Employee Arrested for Bugging Office, Booked One-Way Ticket to Saudi Arabia
- OpenAI fired Abdulrahman Alfozan after discovering a clandestine recording device in an executive conference room.
- The FBI arrested Alfozan, charging him with the interception of communications.
- Alfozan had booked a one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia for October 12, according to court filings.
- His attorney claims the allegations are 'wholly out of character' and that the ticket was pre-booked.
- Alfozan had been with OpenAI since July 2025, accessing secure areas unlawfully.
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The Times of India·
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NDTV·
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Al Jazeera·
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Fortune·
Lawyer of arrested OpenAI engineer says allegations are ‘wholly out of character,’ one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia with wife and child was pre-booked
Financial Times·
OpenAI employee accused of bugging office booked one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia
Google News·
OpenAI employee accused of bugging office booked one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia
Gizmodo·
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Business Insider·
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CNBC·
OpenAI bugging suspect booked one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia with family before arrest
The Next Web·
The charged OpenAI engineer had a one-way ticket out of the US, a filing shows