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Oct 19, 2026 at 12:05 PM ET
Prosecutors allege Saudi links in OpenAI device case
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U.S. prosecutors allege that Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was in frequent communication with an unnamed member of the Saudi royal family and that a Saudi military member paid for a one-way ticket for Alfozan’s wife and son to return to Saudi Arabia. Alfozan is accused of planting a recording device in a conference room at OpenAI’s San Francisco headquarters.
WHO: U.S. prosecutors
WHAT: U.S. prosecutors alleged that Abdulrahman Alfozan had contact with a Saudi royal family member and received travel support for his family from a Saudi military member.
WHEN: Reported Oct 19, 2026 at 11:51 AM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: The reason for the alleged communications and travel payment was not reported.
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