Hollywood Producer Arnon Milchan Worked for Israel’s Intelligence Agency
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Filmmaker Arnon Milchan is known for films such as Pretty Woman, L.A. Confidential, and 12 Years A Slave. He’s worth a whopping $6 billion US. He also once worked as an Israeli intelligence operative who brokered arms deals for the intelligence agency Lekem (or Lakam), also known as the Bureau of Scientific Relations. No longer in operation, the agency collected intelligence for its nuclear program from the late 1950s to mid-1980s. Milchan was recruited by Shimon Peres, who later became prime minister. Milchan owned 30 companies in 17 countries and helped aid in secret defense-related programs. The press dubbed him the “Chuck Norris Of The Lakam.”