Efraim Diveroli/The man behind the Gërdec affair reappears: We earned $2 million a week from selling weapons (VIDEO)

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Efraim Diveroli/The man behind the Gërdec affair reappears: We earned $2
Ephraim Diveroli

Efraim Diveroli, one of the main participants in the affair that caused the Gërdec massacre, has appeared in public again.

In a short interview on social media, Diveroli talks about the arms trade, and how profitable it was for him, from the beginning.

While he insists that he sold and bought weapons legally, he indicates that the peak profits from this activity were $2 million per week.

Full interview with Efraim Diveroli:

Journalist: What do you do for a living?

Efraim Diveroli: Have you seen “War Dogs”?

Journalist: Yes, of course.

Efraim Diveroli: That's me.

Journalist: Who?

Efraim Diveroli: Jonah Hill plays me.

Journalist: Really?

Efraim Diveroli: Yes.

Journalist: What is your name?

Ephraim Diveroli: Ephraim Diveroli.

Reporter: Wow. “War Dogs” is actually one of my favorite movies. Do you mind if I ask you a few questions about the movie? What is accurate about it and what is not?

Efraim Diveroli: Continue.

Journalist: What do you think they did right? And where do you think they went wrong?

Efraim Diveroli: The story was told from the perspective of a person with whom I had a relationship breakdown, unfortunately. So I don't think it was an accurate characterization. Of course, everything was exaggerated and a lot of crazy things happened. I was portrayed as a con man, as someone who had only one trick. But in reality, I've done 150 contracts with the government. I was audited for six months before I got that contract.

Journalist: By the way, did you sue “War Dogs”?

Efraim Diveroli: Yes.

Journalist: How much money did you make from this?

Efraim Diveroli: I cannot disclose the amount, but it was a considerable amount.

Journalist: At that time, you were the youngest arms dealer in history, right?

Efraim Diveroli: Allegedly.

Journalist: How much money did you earn doing that job?

Efraim Diveroli: At one point we were making $2 million a week.

Journalist: What inspired you to get into that business? And what did you see that others didn't?

Efraim Diveroli: It was a unique opportunity. There weren't many people in that game at the time, so to speak.

Reporter: Because when I was 21, all I cared about was basketball and chasing girls. When you were 21, what made you want to be an arms dealer?

Efraim Diveroli: I was also a bit of a fun guy. My uncle had something like a gun shop. I really liked guns and that attracted me. I got attached to that world. And I was good at what I did.

Journalist: And then, unfortunately, you ended up in prison for a while because of that, right?

Efraim Diveroli: Four years. I think that whole myth about "club fed" and things like that is complete nonsense.

Journalist: What are you doing now? And what is the next step for you?

Efraim Diveroli: “The Diveroli Investments Group.” It’s my family investment company. We invest a lot in the market, especially in smaller companies. We also take activist-type roles in investing.

Journalist: And why should people trust you with their money?

Efraim Diveroli: No one has ever accused me of losing even a red penny to anyone.

Efraim Diveroli was an arms dealer from Florida. He was the president of the company “AEY”, which purchased Chinese ammunition in Albania on behalf of a tender awarded by the US in the amount of 298 million dollars. With this money, the US Department of Defense sought to supply Afghan security forces with ammunition, but Diveroli violated the US embargo on Chinese ammunition and weapons. The Chinese cartridges were manipulated with other packaging in Gërdec.

During the wiretapping of Diveroli and Trebicka before the explosion in Gërdec, Diveroli states that Sali Berisha as Prime Minister and Shkëlzeni, whom he considers to be the strongest mafia, were implicated in Gërdec. Among other things, Efraim Diveroli states that “…this thing has gone very high, up to the Prime Minister and his son. That's it.

This mafia is too strong for me. I can't fight this mafia. It has become too big. The animals have gotten too out of control. Too many players…”. The wiretaps were admitted by Berisha and Shkëlzeni. But Diveroli, like Luan Hoxha and Trebicka, later withdrew suspiciously, declaring that he had lied.

 
 
 
 
 
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