Saudi Aided OpenAI Engineer's Family After Arrest — SkimNews
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- A Saudi military official paid for OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan's wife and infant son to fly out of the United States a day after his arrest, according to a court filing.
- The Saudi government also offered to cover Abdulrahman Alfozan's bail, per prosecutors.
Why it matters: Prosecutors allege a Saudi military official funded a US suspect's family's exit a day after arrest while the Saudi government offered bail — direct foreign-state involvement in a US federal case with clear diplomatic fallout.
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