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Ehud Barak

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Former Israeli PM and Defense Minister; Epstein-Palantir connector

Former Israeli Prime Minister and Defense Minister. The subject of the February 2013 Epstein audio (released DOJ January 2026), in which Epstein advises Barak to invest in Palantir before Barak and Thiel had formally met. Barak subsequently had at least six documented meetings with Thiel arranged by Epstein. Founded Carbyne911 (emergency response intelligence company). Received $2.3M from Epstein-linked fund after Epstein conviction.

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← Israeli Ministry of Defense institution
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Ehud Barak served as Israeli Minister of Defense (2007-2013), maintaining ongoing connections to defense establishment
Facts (29)
Primary — Government & Official Records (11)
primary BARAK, EHUD of AUSTIN, TX (employer: DGS, occupation: ELECTRONIC ENGINEER) made a campaign contribution of $15 to ACTBLUE on 2025-12-09. FEC transaction ID: SA11AI_761205679.
Date: 2025-12-09 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: FEC: BARAK, EHUD donation $15 to ACTBLUE
primary BARAK, EHUD of AUSTIN, TX (employer: DGS, occupation: ELECTRONIC ENGINEER) made a campaign contribution of $10 to ACTBLUE on 2025-12-11. FEC transaction ID: SA11AI_761631757.
Date: 2025-12-11 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: FEC: BARAK, EHUD donation $10 to ACTBLUE
primary BARAK, EHUD of AUSTIN, TX (employer: DGS, occupation: ELECTRONIC ENGINEER) made a campaign contribution of $2 to ACTBLUE on 2025-12-11. FEC transaction ID: SA11AI_761631760.
Date: 2025-12-11 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: FEC: BARAK, EHUD donation $2 to ACTBLUE
primary BARAK, EHUD of HOUSTON, TX (employer: MOSTAR DIRECTIONAL TECH., occupation: ELEC. ENG.) made a campaign contribution of $3 to ACTBLUE on 2026-02-23. FEC transaction ID: SA11AI_779417923.
Date: 2026-02-23 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: FEC: BARAK, EHUD donation $3 to ACTBLUE
primary BARAK, EHUD of HOUSTON, TX (employer: MOSTAR DIRECTIONAL TECH., occupation: ELEC. ENG.) made a campaign contribution of $15 to ACTBLUE on 2026-02-23. FEC transaction ID: SA11AI_779417881.
Date: 2026-02-23 Added: 07 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: FEC: BARAK, EHUD donation $15 to ACTBLUE
primary Ehud Barak filed filing with the SEC on 2014-06-09. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2014-06-09 Added: 07 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2014-06-09)
primary Ehud Barak filed filing with the SEC on 2015-06-30. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2015-06-30 Added: 07 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2015-06-30)
primary Ehud Barak filed filing with the SEC on 2016-04-13. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2016-04-13 Added: 07 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2016-04-13)
primary Ehud Barak filed filing with the SEC on 2016-08-10. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2016-08-10 Added: 07 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2016-08-10)
primary Ehud Barak filed filing with the SEC on 2007-02-15. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2007-02-15 Added: 07 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2007-02-15)
primary Ehud Barak filed filing with the SEC on 2006-12-13. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2006-12-13 Added: 07 Apr 2026 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2006-12-13)
Secondary — Press & Filings (12)
secondary The inferential claim about foreign national donation violations by the former Israeli Prime Minister is definitively false, as FEC records prove the donor is a Texas-based oil engineer with no apparent connection to Israeli government officials
Date: 2025-2026 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary The absence of accession numbers across all six SEC filings by 'Ehud Barak' represents either a systematic data integrity failure in EDGAR or involvement in non-standard filing categories that require further investigation
Date: 2006-2016 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary The inferential claim linking SEC filings to the former Israeli Prime Minister is definitively contradicted by FEC records showing the political donor is a Texas-based oil engineer, resolving the identity confusion but leaving the SEC filing anomalies unexplained
Date: 2025-2026 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary The FEC donation pattern shows consistent small-dollar grassroots-style contributions but definitively originates from a Texas-based oil services engineer, not the former Israeli Prime Minister, resolving the identity confusion in previous analyses
Date: 2025-2026 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary The systematic absence of accession numbers across all six 'Ehud Barak' SEC filings (2006-2016) is anomalous, as standard EDGAR filings receive public accession numbers, suggesting potential involvement in classified foreign investment disclosures or sealed enforcement actions
Date: 2006-2016 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary All SEC filings by 'Ehud Barak' lack publicly visible accession numbers, suggesting either redacted information, sealed records, or non-standard filing categories
Date: 2006-2016 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary The Texas-based 'Ehud Barak' making FEC donations works in the directional drilling/oil services industry, employed by companies DGS and Mostar Directional Tech
Date: 2025-2026 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary SEC filings by 'Ehud Barak' occurred in exactly two distinct clusters: 2006-2007 (2 filings) and 2014-2016 (4 filings), with a 7-year gap between periods
Date: 2006-2016 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary SEC filings cluster in two distinct periods: 2006-2007 and 2014-2016, potentially indicating involvement with different business ventures or board positions during these timeframes
Date: 2006-2016 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
secondary No parliamentary records found for "Ehud Barak" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ehud Barak — Parliamentary records (no results)
secondary No court records found for "Ehud Barak" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ehud Barak — Court records (no results)
secondary No lobbying disclosures found for "Ehud Barak" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ehud Barak — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
Inferential — AI-Reasoned (6)
inferential Geographic mobility between Austin and Houston during the donation period suggests potential employment-related relocation within Texas oil industry operations
Date: 2025-2026 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
inferential The 7-year gap in SEC filing activity (2008-2013) precisely corresponds to Ehud Barak's tenure as Israeli Defense Minister, potentially indicating regulatory restrictions on certain financial disclosures during government service
Date: 2008-2013 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
FLAGGED inferential If this is the former Israeli PM, the FEC donations raise questions about legal eligibility, as foreign nationals are generally prohibited from making U.S. political contributions
Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
FLAGGED inferential The combination of SEC filings (indicating corporate/financial involvement) and U.S. political donations warrants verification of whether this is the former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak or a different individual with the same name
Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
VERIFIED inferential Multiple small-dollar donations ($2, $3, $10, $15) to ActBlue suggest a pattern of recurring grassroots-style political contributions to Democratic causes
Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
VERIFIED inferential Ehud Barak appears in multiple SEC EDGAR filings between 2006-2016, suggesting involvement with publicly traded companies or securities transactions over a decade-long period
Date: 2006-2016 Added: 07 Apr 2026 AI ANALYSIS
All Connections (2)
← Jeffrey Epstein person
documented_association secondary since 2019
Ehud Barak's name appeared in documents released through court-ordered unsealing of Giuffre v. Maxwell civil case materials between 2019-2024, which included flight logs and deposition testimony listing passengers on Epstein's aircraft including prominent political figures.
← Israeli Ministry of Defense institution
former_leadership primary since 2007
Ehud Barak served as Israeli Minister of Defense (2007-2013), maintaining ongoing connections to defense establishment
Sources (21)
2026 AI ANALYSIS government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ehud Barak — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ehud Barak — Court records (no results) court_document Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Ehud Barak — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed
2025-12-09 ↗ FEC: BARAK, EHUD donation $15 to ACTBLUE fec_record Processed
2025-12-11 ↗ FEC: BARAK, EHUD donation $10 to ACTBLUE fec_record Processed
2025-12-11 ↗ FEC: BARAK, EHUD donation $2 to ACTBLUE fec_record Processed
2026-02-23 ↗ FEC: BARAK, EHUD donation $3 to ACTBLUE fec_record Processed
2026-02-23 ↗ FEC: BARAK, EHUD donation $15 to ACTBLUE fec_record Processed
2014-06-09 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2014-06-09) sec_filing Processed
2015-06-30 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2015-06-30) sec_filing Processed
2016-04-13 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2016-04-13) sec_filing Processed
2016-08-10 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2016-08-10) sec_filing Processed
2007-02-15 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2007-02-15) sec_filing Processed
2006-12-13 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2006-12-13) sec_filing Processed
2014-06-09 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2014-06-09) sec_filing Processed
2015-06-30 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2015-06-30) sec_filing Processed
2016-04-13 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2016-04-13) sec_filing Processed
2016-08-10 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2016-08-10) sec_filing Processed
2007-02-15 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2007-02-15) sec_filing Processed
2006-12-13 SEC FILING SEC EDGAR: filing — Ehud Barak (2006-12-13) sec_filing Processed