# Toilet paper and secret recorders: What we know about the arrest of the Saudi OpenAI engineer

https://mins.news/en/item/100067

- BBC News, 2026-10-14 15:54 UTC
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- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cm04054ykqqqo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Saudi national and OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan was arrested by the FBI and charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications. Prosecutors say he asked AI assistants about meeting rooms and recording equipment. He appeared in federal court in California, while his lawyer urged the public to withhold judgment as the allegations are investigated.

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