Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz: A Farewell to Arms | 213

About this episode

The episode explores how Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz, inexperienced in military affairs, managed to secure nearly $300 million in Pentagon contracts.

Efraim Diveroli and David Packouz were two Miami Beach stoners with zero military experience and absolutely no background in military procurement – but they had audacity to spare. The childhood friends hustled their way into nearly $300 million in Pentagon contracts, supplying ammunition to the Afghan army. They raked in millions along the way, blowing their profits on bayfront condos, luxury cars, and Miami clubs. But when you build a weapons empire on hustle, bravado, and a lot of weed… sooner or later, someone will notice the smoke. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guests: Efraim Diveroli, David Packouz

Topics covered

• military procurement
• scams
• entrepreneurship
• weapons trade
• hustle culture

Keywords

• Efraim Diveroli
• David Packouz
• Pentagon contracts
• military procurement
• weapons empire
• Miami Beach
• scams
• hustle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pentagon

Places: Miami Beach, Afghanistan

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