# OpenAI engineer accused of spying on executives ordered to remain in custody

https://mins.news/en/item/106794

- WIRED, 2026-10-19 19:49 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.wired.com/story/openai-engineer-accused-of-spying-on-executives-ordered-to-remain-in-custody/

> A judge ordered Abdulrahman Alfozan to stay in custody, comparing the Saudi government’s offer to secure the former OpenAI engineer’s release to a “blank check.”

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