Former OpenAI Engineer Indicted in Office-Bugging Case
By Markus Kasanmascheff, WinBuzzer
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Abdulrahman Alfozan, a former OpenAI engineer, faces an indictment alleging secret recording of executive conversations. His lawyers dispute the allegations. Former OpenAI engineer Abdulrahman Alfozan has been indicted over allegations that he planted a recorder to capture confidential executive conversations at the ChatGPT maker, the San Francisco Chronicle writes. The October 27 indictment follows an investigation into a device found behind a conference-room television and comes while Alfozan remains in federal custody. The Chronicle reports that a federal grand jury indicted Alfozan for felony interception of oral communications, alleging conduct between September 28 and October 5. Prosecutors also seek forfeiture of equipment allegedly used in the offense. An indictment formally charges a defendant after a grand jury finds enough evidence to proceed.
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