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# “🚨An employee of OpenAI has been arrested for and charged with using or endeavoring…”

National Security Division, U.S. Dept of Justice (@dojnatsec), X, 2026-10-13.
Source: https://x.com/dojnatsec/status/2110113880156352754

## Archived text

> 🚨An employee of OpenAI has been arrested for and charged with using or endeavoring to use an electronic, mechanical, or other device to intercept oral communications.
> 
> 🔗: https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/saudi-national-arrested-installing-surreptitious-audio-recording-device-openai

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## Cited in

- 2026-10-13: [OpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly bugging an executive conference room](https://postcutoff.com/e/2026-10-13-openai-employee-arrested-hidden-recording-device/)