Ron Yeffet
No party
Legal status
Under investigation
under-investigation
What this means: Prosecutors are reported to be investigating. An investigation is not a charge and not a finding of guilt.
Profile
Israeli businessman with reported Albanian citizenship. Reported in Albanian media as a partner of KAYO through Timak Defence and Advanced Arms Technology, and described by reporting (citing unnamed sources) as a close friend of Edi Rama. Named as the alleged intermediary in the Elbit arrangement by a Kapitali source (unnamed). In a US civil case in Florida, plaintiff Mark Faist alleges that R&I Trading (linked to Yeffet) took investment funds; Yeffet's side not found in sources reviewed. Wiretaps published by Arben Ahmetaj (2026-09-08) are his allegations and unverified.
Response from Ron Yeffet
Ron Yeffet told a media outlet he has no connection to Air Albania and said opposition figures are using him and other businessmen to attack the prime minister (quoted in BalkanWeb/reporter.al, 2026-06-28). Other responses not found.
Related cases
Sorted by reported money, then by linked people and their legal status. The money figure is the largest single reported figure, not a total.
From Jun 2025
KAYO, Elbit Systems and Ron Yeffet arms arrangements (Albania)
Albanian state defence company KAYO has reportedly concluded arrangements with Israeli defence company Elbit Systems (artillery, mortars, drones, production facility, aviation academy in Vlora).…
Status: Under investigation (SPAK searches reported; no charge or court finding found). Contract value not publicly disclosed in any official source found.
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Connections
Open the map →alleged close friendship
Evidence: Kapitali (unnamed source) and reporter.al describe Yeffet as a close friend of Rama; Rama has not been reported as confirming this.
reported partner in Timak Defence
Evidence: Reported shareholding of Yeffet in Timak and partnership with KAYO; figures conflict between reports.
reported 80% via Uno 18
Evidence: Kapitali reports the company is 80% owned by Yeffet's company Uno 18 and 20% by KAYO.
- Investigation←Special Prosecution Against Corruption and Organized Crime (SPAK)Source label: Under investigation
SPAK searched Yeffet home (reported)
Evidence: Albanian Daily News and BalkanWeb report SPAK and police searches linked to the KAYO case; no charge found.
What they said vs. what the documents show
What was said · 28 Jun 2026
Ron Yeffet: "I have absolutely no connection to Air Albania" (translated); opposition figures are using him and other businessmen to attack the prime minister (as reported).
Speaker: Ron Yeffet
Fluturimet sekrete ne Izrael (reporter.al investigation, reprinted by BalkanWeb) (opens in a new tab)BalkanWeb / reporter.al · 28 Jun 2026 · journalism · SQ
What the documents show
Ahmetaj claimed Yeffet was involved in dealings with Air Albania; no document in the sources reviewed confirms or refutes Yeffet's connection.
- Fluturimet sekrete ne Izrael (reporter.al investigation, reprinted by BalkanWeb) (opens in a new tab)BalkanWeb / reporter.al · 28 Jun 2026 · journalism · SQ
Timeline
Other
Kapitali report: secret Elbit contract of 400-600 million euros and Ron Yeffet as intermediary
Kapitali (via BalkanWeb) reported a secret contract of hundreds of millions with Elbit, a EUR 400-600 million estimate, Ron Yeffet as intermediary (unnamed source), KAYO partnerships with Yeffet companies, and EUR 10.5 million in payments to Timak Defence. The article states no government response.
Linked: KAYO, Elbit Systems and Ron Yeffet arms arrangements (Albania) · Ron Yeffet · Edi Rama
Media
reporter.al article on Rama's Israel flight, Ron Yeffet and KAYO (claims, partly contradictory)
reporter.al (reprinted by BalkanWeb) reported that Rama flew to Israel about five months earlier on a chartered plane; the article says the charter was paid by Tzachi Nachmias in one passage and that the payer is unknown in another, so the payer question is unresolved. It also reports Yeffet's KAYO companies, Ahmetaj's and Kellici's claims, and a Florida lawsuit. It states no official investigation of Yeffet had been opened, and Rama's exact words on the security elements of the visit are not quoted.
Linked: KAYO, Elbit Systems and Ron Yeffet arms arrangements (Albania) · Edi Rama · Ron Yeffet · Saniel Sanilevich · Arben Ahmetaj · Mark Faist
Media
Arben Ahmetaj announces wiretap recordings involving Ron Yeffet on TV
On the show Cim Peka Live, former deputy PM Arben Ahmetaj announced recordings he says involve Ron Yeffet and KAYO, including a three-hour interception in Monaco and claims of arms trafficking. The article reports no confirmation from any court, prosecutor, ministry or police agency and states the claims remain his allegations.
Linked: KAYO, Elbit Systems and Ron Yeffet arms arrangements (Albania) · Arben Ahmetaj · Ron Yeffet · Edi Rama
Sources for this record
Every source the research cites for this record, grouped by its source label. 5 sources.
Source label: Under investigationUnder investigation · 5 sources
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb / reporter.al
- Date
- 28 Jun 2026
- Detajet: marreveshja e KAYO me kompanine izraelite (Kapitali report, BalkanWeb) (opens in a new tab)
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb / Kapitali.al
- Date
- 10 Dec 2025
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb
- Date
- 8 Sep 2026
- Publisher
- BalkanWeb / Panorama Online
- Date
- 2025
- Publisher
- Albanian Daily News
- Date
- 2026