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FBI Weighs Additional Economic Espionage Charge Against Former OpenAI Engineer

Investigators are examining whether Abdulrahman Alfozan stole OpenAI information intending to provide it to the Saudi government.

A small recording device sits on an empty conference table / TokenPost.ai
A small recording device sits on an empty conference table / TokenPost.ai

The FBI is weighing an additional economic espionage charge against former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan as investigators examine whether he stole information for transfer to the Saudi government.

Investigators are examining whether Alfozan intended to provide OpenAI information to the Saudi government, although he was not employed by the government.

Federal prosecutors have accused Alfozan of installing a recording device in an OpenAI executive conference room. He faces a charge involving the interception of oral communications and remains in pretrial detention after a judge ordered him held.

Riza Dagoc

Riza Dagoc reports on regulation, investing and the digital-asset business for TokenPost. Send corrections or tips to info@tokenpost.com.

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