Ex-OpenAI engineer denied $1M bond over alleged Saudi recruitment, theft probe
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-20
Per Fortune, a federal judge kept ex-OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan jailed, rejecting a $1M bond guaranteed by the Saudi government — Magistrate Judge Alex G. Tse warned "there's no getting him back" if he fled. A Saudi royal allegedly tried to recruit him via WhatsApp (he replied "100" to "Saudi needs you more"); his wife and baby left within 36 hours on a ticket paid by a Saudi government relative. Prosecutors concede they don't know what he aimed to take; the case rests on one wiretap count pending a Nov. 6 hearing.
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