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title: "DOJ Links OpenAI Bugging Suspect to Chatbot Queries About Recording Devices"
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summary: "Federal prosecutors have linked a chatbot account used by former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan to queries regarding recording devices. Alfozan, a 35-year-old Saudi national, is charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications after a recorder was found in an OpenAI executive conference room. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine."
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# DOJ Links OpenAI Bugging Suspect to Chatbot Queries About Recording Devices

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**Published:** 2026-10-13T21:53:58.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** openai, safety

## Summary

Federal prosecutors have linked a chatbot account used by former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan to queries regarding recording devices\. Alfozan, a 35\-year\-old Saudi national, is charged with using or attempting to use a device to intercept oral communications after a recorder was found in an OpenAI executive conference room\. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/ai/doj-links-openai-bugging-suspect-to-chatbot-queries-about-recording-devi-a11aac3d>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/OpenAINewsroom/status/2110095403198849132>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/BillMelugin_/status/2110100123686428816>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/DOJNatSec/status/2110113880156352754>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/So8res/status/2110108664467972604>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/chooserich/status/2110102396864987217>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/_NathanCalvin/status/2110113204667818200>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/JordanSchachtel/status/2110119757072449942>)