Efraim was a Republican because they started more wars,"

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The Stoner Arms Dealers: How Two American Kids Became Big-Time Weapons TradersAnd how the Pentagon later turned on them

By Guy Lawson
MARCH 16, 2011 9:00 AM ET
In the beginning, Diveroli specialized in bidding on smaller contracts for items like helmets and ammunition for U.S. Special Forces. The deals were tiny, relatively speaking, but they gave AEY a history of "past performance" — the kind of track record the Pentagon requires of companies that want to bid on large defense contracts. Diveroli got financing from a Mormon named Ralph Merrill, a machine-gun manufacturer from Utah who had worked for his father. Before long, Diveroli was winning Pentagon contracts.

Like all the kids in their pot-smoking circle, Packouz was aware that Diveroli had become an arms dealer. Diveroli loved to brag about how rich he was, and rumors circulated among the stoners about the vast sums he was making, at least compared with their crappy part-time jobs. One evening, Diveroli picked Packouz up in his Mercedes, and the two headed to a party at a local rabbi's house, lured by the promise of free booze and pretty girls. Diveroli was excited about a deal he had just completed, a $15 million contract to sell old Russian-manufactured rifles to the Pentagon to supply the Iraqi army. He regaled Packouz with the tale of how he had won the contract, how much money he was making and how much more there was to be made.

"Dude, I've got so much work I need a partner," Diveroli said. "It's a great business, but I need a guy to come on board and make money with me."

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Above all, Diveroli cared about the bottom line. "Efraim was a Republican because they started more wars," Packouz says. "When the United States invaded Iraq, he was thrilled. He said to me, 'Do I think George Bush did the right thing for the country by invading Iraq? No. But am I happy about it? Absofuckinglutely.' He hoped we would invade more countries because it was good for business."

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-stoner-arms-dealers-20110316?page=3

Just finished this Rolling Stonearticle and am seething. May these assholes suffer in prison & rot in hell!

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1. The asshole got a weapons charge while out on bail:

Miami gun runner Efraim Diveroli was sentenced yesterday to four years in prison for trying to ship millions of rounds of Chinese-made ammunition to forces in Afghanistan fighting alongside U.S. troops, the Associated Press reported.

Diveroli said the "good times" he enjoyed due to the sudden wealth brought on by the $300 million contract wasn't worth it. "No way it could ever be worth the suffering I have endured and my family has endured because of my actions," he said.

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The sentencing takes care of Diveroli's guilty plea to allegations that he repackaged Chinese ammunition to make it appear to originate from Albania.

But thanks to allegations that he handled a weapon as he was out on bail and awaiting sentencing, the 25-year-old could be in jail well into his thirties.

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http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/01/miami_gun_runner_gets_4_years_says_good_times_werent_worth_it.php#more

According to the RS article this pious POS's family are also war profiteers. Maybe there is some karma in the world.