War Dogs : How did they REALLY get caught? (in real life)

From what I'm seeing here, the two REAL guys never went Iraq, Albania, or anywhere else in Europe. They just did deals on the phone. That makes it very unlikely that they had someone repackage the ammo, since that would almost HAVE to be a "hands on" negotiation. (unless someone else did it for them)

Also, the idea that Effraim would stiff someone for $100,000 when that person knows so much about the operation, is laughable. (almost as laughable as Teller having their business contact signed without witnesses, or then keeping that contract in his top, unlocked drawer.)

Additionally, if there really WAS a guy who owned a container/ packaging company, who did what the movie shows us, then he would be dumber than George W Bush if he didn't realize it was illegal. (And no one is dumber than Dubya' - not even Adolf Trump.) So why would he register a formal complaint with anyone? That makes zero sense.


So. chances are really good that they didn't get caught because of a complaint from some Albanian businessman.

Which begs my original question: How did these guys actually get caught?

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-stoner-arms-dealers-20110316

Winning the Afghan contract had earned AEY powerful enemies in the industry. One American arms dealer had complained to the State Department, claiming that AEY was buying Chinese-made AK-47s and shipping them to the Iraqi army. The allegation was false, but it had apparently triggered a criminal investigation by the Pentagon. On August 23rd, 2007 the very day Packouz was supposed to sign the settlement papers with Diveroli federal agents raided AEY's offices in Miami Beach. Ordering everyone to step away from their computers, the agents seized all of the company's hard drives and files.
The raid led agents directly to the e-mails about the Chinese markings on the ammunition from Albania, and the conspiracy to repackage it. "The e-mails were incredibly incriminating they spelled out everything," Packouz says. "I knew once they saw them we were in trouble. We were so stupid. If we didn't e-mail, we could probably have denied the whole thing. But there were the names and dates. It was undeniable. I realized I was going to get caught no matter what I did, so I turned myself in. When the agents came to my lawyer's office to interview me, they were joking about how they had seen all the e-mails and notes. They were laughing."

What's wrong with selling chinese made AK-47?
What does the USA prefer? Russian made AK-47?

In the movie, they say that there is an embargo on chinese made bullets. Sounds like political none sense to me.