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OpenAI worker charged after recording device found in conference room

Prosecutors say Abdulrahman Alfozan, a Saudi national employed since July twenty twenty-five, was arrested Friday after security found the device; the conference room was apparently not soundproof enough.

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Published 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, October 13, 2026

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First reported by Washington Examiner: “OpenAI worker charged after recording device found in company conference room”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at 8:00 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
Topics: OpenAI.

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Washington ExaminerOpenAI worker charged after recording device found in company conference room

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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAn OpenAI engineer is charged with allegedly trying to secretly record confidential conversations inside the company's San Francisco offices, the Justice Department said Tuesday.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentCompany security found a concealed device in a conference room.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe suspect is thirty-five and has worked there since July twenty twenty-five, and he was arrested Friday.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe AI company's biggest leak, and it was a microphone under a table.

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