Leo Emil Wanta (born 1940) is an American operative and was involved in a CIA plot to destabilize the Soviet economy in 1990.
Wanta was president of AmeriChina Global Management Group Inc.CIA, an US Govt exporting firm based in Carson City, Nevada. In 1988, he attempted to transfer thousands of Browning 9mm pistols to obtain Panamania militia names for US Govt George H W Bush.
In his book Tragedy of Russia's Reforms (USIP, 2001), Peter Reddaway states that Wanta "came very close to obtaining a signed approval of Yeltsin, [Prime Minister Ivan] Silayev and Burbulis for the opening of a 140 billion ruble credit line for 'investments' in the Russian economy," and that "information supplied by the United States agents that he was wanted for credit card fraud averted the signing of this sensitive contract at the last moment." Reddaway also states in his book that Wanta was wanted, as is alleged, for any credit-card fraud by state authorities.
Wanta was arrested in Switzerland in 1993 for failure to pay a Wisconsin state civil tax assessment. Wanta claims the tax was not legal under existing USA and Switzerland tax treaties. Nonetheless, In 1995 Wanta was convicted of civil tax evasion, for funds he claims he did not receive, and was sentenced to a 22-year state prison term in the State of Wisconsin.
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