Walter Soriano

Walter Soriano
Born	Walter Soriano Argentina
Occupation	Businessman
Website	https://waltersoriano.com

Walter Soriano is a British businessman and security consultant. He is CEO and owner of several companies.

Early life

Soriano grew up in Argentina, and immigrated to Israel as a young man, serving in military intelligence, before moving to London in 2002. ^[1]

Career

Soriano was one of the founders of an association dedicated to the memory of Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's brother Yonatan, who was killed during Operation Entebbe. ^[2]

According to a report in TheMarker , he helped broker a deal to sell three helicopters to the Republic of Georgia in 2007. ^[3] According to a report by Globes , he helped collect evidence for the defense of billionaire Ruth Parasol and her then-husband Russ DeLeon, who were being investigated by authorities in the United States between 2008 and 2011. ^[2]

He filed a defamation lawsuit against Israeli journalist Raviv Drucker and the website HaAyin HaShevi'it in 2018, claiming they published stories to harm his reputation. ^[4]

It was reported in June 2019 that he was asked to participate voluntarily in a closed-door hearing by the United States Senate Intelligence Committee on Russia's interference in the 2016 US presidential election. ^{[5] [6]} He sued Twitter in Dublin for defamation in order to "stop false and malicious allegations about him online" in October 2019. ^[7]

He founded the Anti-Cyberbullying Association in the UK in 2020. ^[8] He joined anti-corruption business PAVOCAT in May 2020. ^[9]

His 2019 defamation lawsuit against HaAyin HaShevi'it and its staff was rejected in August 2023, and the judge ruled that it was a silence lawsuit, and required the plaintiffs to pay court costs. ^{[10] [11]}

References

1. Mendick, Robert (25 January 2020). "I'm being smeared, says Diego Maradona's ex-agent in row over Senate inquiry into Russian election interference". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235. Archived from the original on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
2. מענית, חן; שניידר, טל (12 February 2018). "חידת סוריאנו: מי האיש ששמו נקשר בסכסוך בין המפכ"ל לרה"מ" [The Soriano Mystery: Who is the man whose name was tied to the conflict between the chief of police and the prime minister]. Globes (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
3. Megiddo, Gur (12 August 2019). "עסקת המסוקים, החילוץ והמייל לנתניהו: הקשר בין גל הירש לאיש הסוד של ראש הממשלה" [The helicopter deal, the rescue and the email to Netanyahu: the connection between Gal Hirsch and the prime minister's secret man]. TheMarker (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
4. Medido, Gur (17 December 2019). "וולטר סוריאנו תבע כדי להישאר אלמוני - והשיג בדיוק את ההפך" [Walter Soriano sued to remain anonymous - and achieved the opposite]. TheMarker (in Hebrew). Archived from the original on 21 August 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
5. Bertrand, Natasha (5 June 2019). "Senate Intelligence Committee summons mysterious British security consultant". POLITICO. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
6. "Report: US Senate asks to interview Israeli-Brit in connection with Russia probe". The Times of Israel . 19 June 2019. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
7. Tighe, Mark (6 October 2019). "Security expert Walter Soriano sues Twitter in Dublin for defamation". The Times. Archived from the original on 22 August 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
8. "Businessman Walter Soriano Announces New UK Anti-Cyberbullying Initiative". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
9. "Walter Soriano joins PAVOCATs board of directors". International Business Times. 5 June 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020.
10. ורטהיים, דוד (14 August 2023). "הפסד לסוריאנו ובומבך: נדחתה תביעת הדיבה נגד "העין השביעית"". Walla (in Hebrew).
11. גואטה, יסמין (15 August 2023). "וולטר סוריאנו, מקורבו המולטי־מיליונר של נתניהו, ניסה להשתיק את התקשורת — וישלם עשרות אלפי שקלים". TheMarker. Retrieved 6 January 2026.