Saudis Aided Family of Engineer Accused of Bugging OpenAI, Prosecutors Say NYT - Home Page By: Emmy Martin 19 October 2026 at 18:44 A Saudi military official paid for the OpenAI engineerβs 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 his bail. Β© Aaron Wojack for The New York TimesThe OpenAI offices in San Francisco.