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Dec 25, 2023 · However, the film is based on the real crimes that Packouz and Diveroli committed between 2005 and 2007. Phillips and his co-writers Stephen Chin and Jason Smilovic based their screenplay...
May 6, 2023 · But the true story of War Dogs is actually even more astonishing than the movie let on. In 2007, 21-year-old arms dealer Efraim Diveroli and his 25-year-old partner David Packouz won $200 million worth of government contracts for their fledgling company AEY.
Subsequently, Diveroli was sentenced to four years in federal prison. Diveroli's story became the focal point of the 2016 Todd Phillips film, War Dogs, in which Jonah Hill portrayed Diveroli. Additionally, a memoir co-authored by Diveroli and Matthew Cox was published in 2016.
Efraim Diveroli was sentenced to four years in federal prison. (Diveroli) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy in August 2008 and was sentenced in January 2011, with additional penalties for...
Mar 16, 2011 · The real 'War Dogs': David Packouz (left) and Efraim Diveroli at a gun range near Miami (top). One of the illegal shipments of ammo they supplied to the Afghan army (bottom)
Jun 23, 2021 · Packouz was put on house arrest, Diveroli (who was only 24) was sentenced to four years in jail. So where are they now, a decade later? Both Packouz and Diveroli have moved on from their arms...
Nov 10, 2023 · War Dogs is a biopic based on the true story of two low-level arms dealers who win a $300 million contract with the Pentagon to arm American allies in Afghanistan. While the movie takes some creative liberties, the core narrative remains faithful to the real events.
