OpenAI bugging suspect Alfozan held without bail after Saudi government offers to pay
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Abdulrahman Alfozan, charged with planting a recording device at OpenAI, was in frequent WhatsApp contact with a Saudi royal who sought to recruit him for a Saudi AI initiative. Communications continued until days before his arrest in October 2026. Prosecutors revealed the Saudi government arranged flights for Alfozan's family shortly after his arrest.
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