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

https://mins.news/en/item/100770

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-15 03:28 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/15/openai-bugging-suspect-allegedly-booked-one-way-trip-to-saudi-arabia?traffic_source=rss

> US prosecutors say former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national accused of planting a listening device at the company’s San Francisco headquarters, had booked a one-way flight to Saudi Arabia for October 12 before his arrest. His lawyer says they will challenge the allegations and his continued detention.

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