Robert Maxwell was a Czechoslovakia-born British media proprietor who created a huge international publishing empire and was considered one of the richest men in Great Britain. His publishing business included New York Daily News and Mirror Group Newspapers. His business ambition led to huge debts and it was discovered after his death that he had illegally taken money from his company’s employee pension funds to save his empire. His business collapsed after his death.  Earlier, he had escaped Nazi occupation and joined Czechoslovak Army in exile during the Second World War. He also became a decorated war hero. Later, he made a foray into Britain’s politics and served as a Labour MP from 1964 to 1970. He was a controversial figure and was known to be tough, demanding and arrogant. He was even suspected to be an Israeli spy, an accusation he fervently denied and it remained unproven.