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Lawyer of arrested OpenAI engineer says allegations are ‘wholly out of character,’ one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia with wife and child was prebooked

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The arrest was a surprise, said the attorney, adding that the suspect, Abdulrahman Alfozan, was “proud” to be an OpenAI employee.

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  1. 2026-10-15 02:54 · Fortune AI
    Lawyer of arrested OpenAI engineer says allegations are ‘wholly out of character,’ one-way ticket to Saudi Arabia with wife and child was prebooked

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