David Packouz joined Efraim Diveroli at AEY Inc., Diveroli's arms company, on September 17, 2005. This marks the beginning of their partnership in the arms dealing business.

David Mordechai Packouz was born on February 17, 1982, in St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.A. He is now an American former arms dealer, musician, inventor and convicted fraudster. His parents are Shoshana and Rabbi Kalman Packouz of the Orthodox Aish HaTorah.