Court filing: Saudi official helped family of engineer accused of spying on OpenAI and contacted a prince

According to a court filing, a Saudi military official paid for the travel of the wife and infant son of the engineer accused of spying on OpenAI from the United States, one day after his arrest, and the Saudi government offered additional assistance. Reports say the defendant was in contact with a member of the Saudi royal family before his arrest, and the US Department of Justice linked a Saudi prince to the case.

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• A Saudi military official paid for the travel of the engineer's wife and infant son from the United States one day after his arrest, according to a court filing.

  «A Saudi military official paid for the OpenAI engineer’s wife and infant son to fly out of the United States a day after his arrest, according to a court filing.»

  The New York Times
• The defendant faces criminal charges after an alleged attempt to plant listening devices in a meeting room at OpenAI.

  «A Saudi national who faces criminal charges after allegedly attempting to bug an OpenAI conference room»

  Yahoo
• The defendant was communicating with a member of the Saudi royal family via a messaging app in the days before his arrest.

  «was communicating with a member of the Saudi Royal family via a messaging app in the days»

  Yahoo
• The US Department of Justice linked a Saudi prince to the defendant in the case.

  «Tech: DOJ connects Saudi royal to OpenAI bugger»

  Punchbowl News

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