WORLD BRIEFING | THE AMERICAS; Arms Supplier Admits Guilt In Pentagon Contract

An arms dealer in Miami Beach who had extensive business with the Pentagon to supply ordnance for Afghanistan’s security forces pleaded guilty last week to conspiracy. The dealer, Efraim E. Diveroli, left, of AEY Inc., admitted that he had arranged the repackaging of millions of old, made-in-China cartridges for assault rifles, and then had certified that they had been made in Albania. As part of a plea agreement, the government dropped more than 80 other charges. Two other men who worked for AEY on the Afghan contract have also pleaded guilty. A fourth man is awaiting trial. At his sentencing on Nov. 10, Mr. Diveroli, 23, could receive up to five years in prison and a $250,000 fine.