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Miami Gun Runner Gets 4 Years, Says 'Good Times' Weren't Worth It

Ryan J. Reilly | January 4, 2011, 9:05AM

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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Efraim Diveroli

Young Gun Runner Pleads Guilty To Possession Charge, $1 Million Bond Revoked

Ryan J. Reilly | December 13, 2010, 11:40AM

Efraim Diveroli

Efraim Diveroli, the young Miami gunrunner who the feds say tried to sell illegal ammunition even as he was awaiting sentencing for selling illegal ammunition, pleaded guilty in October to possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

Diveroli pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon. Under a plea agreement, the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida agreed not to charge the defendant with committing other federal criminal offenses and Diveroli agreed to forfeit a variety of different types of ammunition and firearms.

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Efraim Diveroli

Miami Arms Dealer Dude Had Complex Web Of Business Dealings

Ryan J. Reilly | August 27, 2010, 1:00PM

The world headquarters of Pinnacle Minerals Corporation and AEY Inc.

In their newest case against the already-convicted 20-something Miami arms dealer Efraim Diveroli, the feds accused him this week of using a front company to hide his continuing involvement in the arms trade. But a closer look at Diveroli's recent dealings suggest that, even as he was awaiting sentencing on his initial conviction for selling the U.S. government poor-quality and illegal munitions for use in Afghanistan, Diveroli engaged in a series of transactions designed to obscure his involvement in companies involved in the arms business.

AEY, Inc., the business that Diveroli used a few years back to sell the U.S. Army out-of-date Eastern European munitions, is still around and is run out of Diveroli's upscale home in Miami Beach.