OpenAI bugging suspect allegedly booked one-way trip to Saudi Arabia

Saudi national Abdulrahman Alfozan was due to fly to Saudi Arabia on October 12, US prosecutors say in a court filing.Published On 15 Oct 202615 Oct 2026The Saudi national accused of bugging OpenAI’s headquarters booked a one-way flight to Saudi Arabia before his arrest, US prosecutors have alleged.Abdulrahman Alfozan, a former OpenAI engineer, had been scheduled to fly to Saudi Arabia with his wife and another family member on October 12, prosecutors said in a court filing unsealed on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Denmark pushes back as Trump touts Greenland oil and mineral dealslist 2 of 4US destroys dhow suspected of Iranian command and controllist 3 of 4Mexican court closes case against official over 2023 detention centre firelist 4 of 4Costa Rica opens mega-prison as Bukele model embraced across Latin Americaend of listThe FBI arrested Alfozan, who worked at OpenAI for about 15 months until his termination last week, on October 9, after OpenAI personnel reported the discovery of a hidden listening device in a conference room at the company’s San Francisco headquarters.Alfozan, 35, has been charged with “using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mecha...