Saudi military paid to fly family of man accused of planting recorder at OpenAI, prosecutors say
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-20
Per NBC News, federal prosecutors revealed that the family of Abdulrahman Alfozan — accused of planting a surreptitious recording device at OpenAI — flew back to Saudi Arabia about 36 hours after his arrest, with the Saudi military paying for the trip, adding a diplomatic dimension to the case.
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