Saudis Aided Family of Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI, Prosecutors Say NYT - Top Stories By: Emmy Martin 19 October 2026 at 22:17 Saudi officials paid for his wife and son to fly out of the U.S. and offered to cover his bail, according to court filings. A judge ordered the engineer to remain in custody. © Aaron Wojack for The New York TimesThe San Francisco offices of OpenAI, whose former employee Abdulrahman Alfozan is charged with trying to secretly record conversations.