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OpenAI employee accused of planting recording device in office
A Saudi national who worked at OpenAI as an engineer is suspected of planting a recording device in one of the company's conference rooms.
An OpenAI employee suspected of secretly planting a recording device in one of the company's conference rooms has been arrested on criminal charges, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, a Saudi national, was arrested Friday and made his initial appearance in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday. Alfozan was charged with trying to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications.
Prosecutors said that Alfozan had worked at OpenAI as an engineer since July 2025.
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