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- Lockheed bribe scandal
- Lockheed bribery scandal
created: 2026-05-17
updated: 2026-05-17
updated: 2026-10-12
tags:
- Event
- Scandal
- Israel
- UnitedStates
category: "Intelligence Scandal"
summary: "1976 scandal involving bribes paid by Lockheed Aircraft Company to Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres and other international figures."
summary: "1976 scandal over Lockheed Aircraft Company payments to international figures, including Ari Ben-Menashe's account of a bribe to Israeli Defense Minister Shimon Peres."
start: 1976-01-01
location: "Israel"
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The Lockheed bribe scandal refers to a series of bribery incidents involving the [[Lockheed Aircraft Company]]. In [[Israel]], a specific instance of this scandal came to light in 1976 through an intercepted telegram.[^1]
The Lockheed bribe scandal refers to a series of bribery incidents involving the [[Lockheed Aircraft Company]]. In his 1992 book, [[Ari Ben-Menashe]] described a specific instance in [[Israel]] that he said came to light in 1976 through an intercepted telegram.[^1]
[[Ari Ben-Menashe]], while serving as a duty officer in [[Unit 8200]], intercepted a telegram from the [[Iran|Iranian]] Embassy in [[Ramat Gan]] to [[Tehran]]. This telegram detailed a meeting between a Lockheed representative in Israel and [[Shimon Peres]], then Defense Minister, revealing a bribe of $3.5 million deposited into one of Peres's brother's business accounts in [[Europe]].[^1]
In his 1992 book, Ben-Menashe wrote that, while serving as a duty officer in [[Unit 8200]], he intercepted a telegram from the [[Iran|Iranian]] Embassy in [[Ramat Gan]] to [[Tehran]]. He wrote that the telegram detailed a meeting between a Lockheed representative in Israel and [[Shimon Peres]], then Defense Minister, revealing a bribe of $3.5 million deposited into one of Peres's brother's business accounts in [[Europe]].[^1]
Despite the explosive nature of this information, it was covered up by Israeli military intelligence superiors, including [[Yoel Ben-Porat|Col. Yoel Ben-Porat]] and [[Sasson Yishaek|Lt. Col. Sasson Yishaek]]. The original telegram, its translation, and related logs were ordered to be erased, and the young woman working with Ari Ben-Menashe was transferred to another unit. No public disclosure or inquiry was ever made regarding Israel's involvement in the scandal.[^1]
He wrote that the information was covered up by Israeli military intelligence superiors, including [[Yoel Ben-Porat|Col. Yoel Ben-Porat]] and [[Sasson Yishaek|Lt. Col. Sasson Yishaek]], that the original telegram, its translation, and related logs were ordered to be erased, and that the young woman working with him was transferred to another unit. He wrote that no public disclosure or inquiry was ever made regarding Israel's involvement in the scandal.[^1]
### Footnotes
[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. Sheridan Square Press, 1992 (TrineDay reprint, 2015).