Efraim Diveroli sold weapons.
Efraim Diveroli ( born December 20 , 1985 ) is an American former arms dealer and author . His company , AEY Inc. , was a major weapons contractor for the U.S. Department of Defense . The U.S. government suspended AEY for violating its contract after AEY provided 42-year-old substandard and unserviceable Chinese ammunition and attempted to re-brand and re-package it , thus violating the American arms embargo against China . As a result of the publicity surrounding the contract and the age of the arms dealers -- Diveroli was 21 and partner David Packouz was 25 when AEY landed the ammunition deal -- the United States Army began a review of its contracting procedures .