Ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device appears to have Saudi backing, court filing shows
U.S. prosecutors allege that the defendant, Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was in frequent communication with an unnamed member of the Saudi Royal family and…
The Hindu reports: U.S. prosecutors allege that the defendant, Abdulrahman Alfozan, 35, was in frequent communication with an unnamed member of the Saudi Royal family and that a member of the Saudi military paid for a one-way plane ticket for Mr. Alfozan’s wife and son to return to Saudi Arabia, according to the court document.
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