Prosecutors say Saudi official paid for family of ex-OpenAI engineer to leave U.S.
Prosecutors say in a court filing that Saudi officials backed an ex-OpenAI engineer accused of planting a device, including by paying for his wife and infant son to leave the U.S.
A Saudi military official paid for the wife and infant son of an ex-OpenAI engineer to leave the United States the day after his arrest, according to a court filing. The New York Times reported the detail. The engineer is accused of bugging OpenAI.
The Saudi government also offered to cover his bail, the Times reports.
Al Jazeera reports that US federal prosecutors allege he was in frequent contact with an unnamed member of the royal family. The BBC reports the filing says he had Saudi support.
These are prosecutors' allegations, not established facts. The Saudi government did not immediately respond to a BBC request for comment.
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- BBC NewsEx-OpenAI worker accused of planting device had Saudi support says court filingMon, Oct 19, 12:22 PM EDT
- The New York TimesSaudis Aided Family of Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI, Prosecutors SayMon, Oct 19, 2:17 PM EDT
- Al JazeeraEx-OpenAI employee accused of planting device has Saudi backing: ProsecutorMon, Oct 19, 2:23 PM EDT
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- Mon, Oct 19, 2:35 PM EDT, 2 outlets: Prosecutors say ex-OpenAI employee accused of planting device had Saudi backing