Diveroli's story became the focal point of the 2016 Todd Phillips film, War Dogs, [9] in which Jonah Hill portrayed Diveroli. Additionally, a memoir co-authored by Diveroli and Matthew Cox was published in 2016.

May 6, 2023 · But the true story of War Dogs is actually even more astonishing than the movie let on. In 2007, 21-year-old arms dealer Efraim Diveroli and his 25-year-old partner David Packouz won $200 million worth of government contracts for their fledgling company AEY.

May 11, 2024 · They grew apart and met several years later when Efraim invited a financially struggling David to work for him at his company called AEY. An unknown entity at first, it soon turns into a giant whose downfall is just as spectacular as its rise.

Mar 16, 2011 · AEY was giving the Swiss arms broker just over four cents per round and reselling them to the Pentagon for 10 cents. But Diveroli suspected that Thomet was ripping him off. He turned...

Jan 27, 2025 · War Dogs is a true story based on arms dealers Efraim and David Packouz. The real David Packouz even had a brief cameo in it, although Phillips and his co-writers based their screenplay on Rolling Stone's article.

Feb 6, 2018 · When the U.S. government discovered that AEY Inc. had repackaged crumbling and outdated Chinese ammunition, Diveroli and Packouz were investigated. The story got a lot of media attention because...

David runs into his old friend Efraim Diveroli, who has formed his own company, AEY Inc., selling arms to the US government for the ongoing war in Iraq. Iz informs David she is pregnant, and Efraim offers him a job at AEY; although David and Iz …

May 11, 2024 · Apart from this, Diveroli was also engaged in a legal battle with Warner Bros, whom he sued for making ‘War Dogs’ by stealing from his memoir and not inviting his presence in the film. The production company, however, moved for the dismissal of the case.

David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli won a $300 million contract to arm the US's allies in Afghanistan. What happened to them after War Dogs?

May 11, 2024 · In 2008, following news of AEY’s illegal arms-dealing practices, the company underwent a federal criminal charge. David Packouz and Efraim Diveroli, alongside other associates, were charged with fraud and conspiracy to misrepresent ammunition sales.