Efraim Diveroli (born December 20, 1985 in Miami Beach, Florida) is an American author and former arms dealer. Before his meteoric rise, he had a rocky start. He began to attract considerable popularity after he began supplying sophisticated weapons to the United States Department of Defense through his company AEY Inc.
Diveroli’s dealings with the U.S. Defense Department hit rock bottom after it was discovered that it had supplied him with a substandard weapon. This weapon was 42-year-old Chinese ammunition of poor quality and unusable, which he had tried to rebrand and repackage in order to defraud the Department of Defense.
Efraim and his business colleague, David Packouz, aged 21 and 25 respectively at the time, were later convicted of violating the US arms embargo on China.
Following a review by the U. Both men were found guilty and Diveroli was sentenced to four years in federal prison on January 4, 2011, while Packouz was sentenced to seven months house arrest.
Youth and age
The former arms dealer, born December 20, 1985 in Miami Beach, is the son of Michael Diveroli (father) and Ateret Diveroli (mother). He has two siblings whose names are not publicly known.
He was born and raised in an Ordothox Jewish family well known for upholding all traditional Jewish laws. Doveroli’s grandfather, Yoav Botach, is said to be one of the wealthiest landlords in Los Angeles, while his uncle is none other than Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, a famous Jewish American teacher, lecturer, television host and author.
Efraim Diveroli’s relationship with David Packouz
The name David Packouz is as popular as Efraim Diveroli in the American arms distribution circle. American musician, entrepreneur and inventor, Packouz became Efraim’s partner in the arms trade in 2005, aged 23.
Diveroli, who had a penchant for arms trafficking from an early age, began his career in March 2001 aged 16 after a falling out with his uncle. He started his business under the company name AEY, Inc to pursue his interest in the arms business.
The Miami Beach arms dealer began recording shortly after launching, his success earning him so much money from deals and deals. Efraim, as assembled, began trading heavy weapons in a one-room apartment in Miami that had only a laptop. He counted his first millions at the age of eighteen. This feat was made possible by the number of contracts awarded to him on the US government contracts website. bo.gov.
Financial assistance from Ralph Merrill, a colleague at his former workplace, helped him bid on small contracts and beat out huge corporations such as BAE Systems, Northrop Grumman and Lockheed.
Following the steady increase in contracts and an on the heels of its successes, AEY, Inc. was awarded a major contract by the Pentagon in the amount of $298 million to supply ammunition and weapons to allied forces in Afghanistan.
Efraim Diveroli’s business took a turn for the worse, however. On March 27, 2008, the US government suspended him for violating the terms of his contract and for supplying Chinese-produced ammunition to the Afghan National Army and Police.
His company was found to have also totaled more than $200 million worth of contracts for the supply of assault rifles, ammunition and other weapons in 2007, leading to a review of its procurement procedures marketed by the United States Army. The United States Government’s Oversight and Reform Committee deemed the weapons it supplied to be “unusable”, exposing and accusing Efraim Diveroli of failing to honor numerous previous contracts.
While awaiting his trial. Diveroli received a bigger blow when David Packouz and chief financier Ralph Merrill filed separate lawsuits against him, demanding money he owed them under the arms deal with the Department of Defense of the United States. Unfazed by the lawsuits, Diveroli’s Ammoworks company continued to sell weapons until late August 2008, when he pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and was sentenced to four years in prison for possession. of a weapon.
In the long run, Efraim had his overall sentence reduced for being helpful in investigating the offense as David Packouz was sentenced to seven months house arrest for conspiracy to defraud the US government.
Where is he now?
The case of arms dealer Maima Beach may have met Waterloo after Efraim’s convictions for conspiracy and possession of a gun and then his imprisonment, but the American author is currently establishing himself in the entertainment business following of his release in August 2014.
As for where Efraim Diveroli is now, he lives in Miami, Florida. In 2016, famed Jewish director, Todd Phillips, gave Efraim and his associate, David Packouz, the subject of his television comedy film, Dogs of War. Jonah Hill portrayed Efraim and Miles Teller, David.
He has a memoir titled Once a Gun Runner. Written in prison by Matthew B. Cox, one of Diveroli’s fellow prisoners, it tells that Efraim Daveroli is the youngest arms trafficker in the world.
Meanwhile, David is working as the Managing Director (CEO) of a music company called “Singular Sound”. It also presents its musical products to underprivileged young people in partnership with the Guitars Over Guns association.
