Arms Dealer Gets Prison for Fraud
Posted on Feb 16, 2011 6:35pm PST
A Florida arms dealer has been sentenced to four years in prison in relation to Pentagon fraud. According to reports, Efraim Diveroli was trying to ship millions of rounds of prohibited Chinese-made ammunition to Afghan forces fighting alongside U.S. troops. The arms dealer had a company that reportedly had a $300 million Pentagon munitions contract. Diveroli accepted responsibility as the ammunition was reportedly decades old and could have been faulty, putting everyone at risk.
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