ed previous positions at Meta as a senior systems engineer for around five years, as well as at a company called Nash. The profile says that Alfozan attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of California, Berkeley. He's also a partner in Raed, a Saudi-based venture capital firm. CNN has reached out to the firm for comment.

In a statement, U.S. Attorney Craig Missakian said the protection of U.S. technology companies is  a matter of national security.