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Former OpenAI Engineer Pleaded Not Guilty to Office Bugging Charge

Prosecutors say the former OpenAI engineer hid a recorder in a conference room and faces one count of intercepting oral communications.

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Abdulrahman Alfozan remains in custody and is due back in court Nov. 17 on a charge of intercepting oral communications

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On October 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice charged 35-year-old OpenAI engineer and Saudi Arabian citizen Bdulrahman Alfozan with secretly installing recording devices in his company office (pictured). (U.S. Department of Justice)

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NBC Bay Area broke the news in San Jose, United States on Friday, November 6, 2026.
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