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DepartmentofHealth
and
Soclal
Sorvlcel
Febnw:y
16,
1994
HonorableMichaelNowakowski
DaneCountyCourthouse210
Martin
Luther
KingJr.Blvd.Madison,WI53709
~:LeoWanta
CaseNo.:92-CF-683
HonorableJudgeNowakowski:
ADMITTINOCIRCUMSTANCES
Mr.
LeoWantaisa
53-year-old
whitemalewhowas
admitted
to
the
lll8Ximum
securityForensicAuessmcnt
Unit(FAU)atMendotaMentalHealthInstitute(MMHI)on
213194
perWSS971.14(2),
8(:COrciing
to
anorder
aigned
by
yourself
dated211194.
According
to
theaccompanyinglegalpapers,thechargesincludesix
COWlt!;
oneandtwofor
Filing
FalseIncomeTax.Returnfor1988.andthree
to
sixforTax
Evasionfor1988
and
1989.
At
thetimeofthe
initial
assessment.and
at
subsequentmeetings,1dIdinformthe
patient
ofthepurposeofthisevaluation,
namely.
for
reportingonhiscompetency
to
proceedwith
the
trial.
Itoldhimthattheinformationhcgave
U!
could
not
be
usedfor
proving
hisguiltor
innocence.
Itoldhimthe
report
would
besent
to
your
court,with
copiesto
thedistrict
attorneyand
to
thepatient
t,
attorney.Mr.
Wanta
was
eooperatlve,and
appeared
tounderstand
the
purpoJeandprocedureofthisevaluation.
SOURCES
OF
INFORMAnON
l.
Almost
dailymeetings,includingpsychiatricinterviews,
by
theundersigned
with
Mr.Wanta.
2.
AccomplUlying
legalpapers.
3.Telephonecontact
by
the
undersigned
withpatient',
mother
on
2115/94.
4.Telephone
contactby
the
undersignedwithpatient's
wife
on
2115194.
S.
Telephone
contact
by
the
undersigned
jointlywithMr.
Dougla.sHaagandMs.
Judith
Sr;hultz,Assistant
AttorneysGeneral.Wisconsin.6.
Copy
ofa
"memorandum
of
interview"with
Mr.
Wantaconducted
hy
DennisUllman,uspecial
tax
agent.,"
dated
6118191;
this
memohavingbeen
faxed
to
theundersigned
by
Mr.
HUi
and
Ms.
Schultz.
1.
Telephonecontact
by
theundersigned
with
VicePresident
At
Gore"sofficeon
2115194.
8.Adetailedchanreviewby
the
undersigned.includingreviewofvarioustelephone~ntA.ct!made
by
the
FAU
socialworker.
9.Patient's
participation
in
specIttccompetencygroups
held
on
FAU.10.Telephonecontact
by
theundersigned
with
AttorneyCharlesPelllno,
Madison.
on
2115/94.
11.DUetlSlions
AtVll'ioui
multidisciplinaryteam
meetingson
FAU.
My
most~ntcontacts
withMr.
Wantaincludedindividualsessionson
2114.2115
and2116194.
 
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HonorableMfchaelNowakowski
Page2
February16,1994Re:
Leo
Wanta
CuoNo.:
RELEVANTHISTOR.Y
Mr.Wantastateshehasnoproblems.
He:
isaware
of
hischarges.andwasable
U)
repeatthem.Whenhewasaskedaboutthelegalbackground,hestated,
"1
waskidnappedfromSwit7.crland
by
thesheriffsfromWisconsin."He
correctly
seemedtoidentifytheantecedentsofhi,
being
senttoMMHl.I
was
able
to
separately
verifythis
whenIspoke
with
theAssistantAttorneysGeneralmentionedabove.Mr.Wanta
stated."Iwas
told
bythecourt~appointedattorney,Deborah
Smith.
thatI'm
not
competent.Shebasbetrayedme.She
didthis
justbecauseIrefusedtowaive
my
rights
at
thepreliminaryhearing."
Mr.
Wanta
has
arather
compllcatedexplanationabouthisfmancialand
tax
situation.Hestatesheisaspecialagentrecruitedin1984byWilliamCaseyofthe.CIA.Hedescribesnumeroushigh-!oundingschemes.
Including
cel1ingguns
to
NoriepofPanama.,eUingSaudiArabianoil
to
ThirdWorldcountries.beingconsidered
in
1982byPresident
Reaganforthe
post
ofInspectorGeneralofthe
Department
ofDcfcnJc,beingappointed
Ambas.adorofSomalia
to
Canada.
etc.
Mr.Wanta
deniespastpsychiatricormedicalproblems.He:stateshehasneverbeen
in
psychistrlchospitalsnorexperienced
any
emotionalorbehavioral
problems.
My
telephonecontact
with
hiswife,aswellas
withhismother.
essentially
confirmed
most
of
Mr.
Wanta'sself-descriptionsabouthis
Bfc.
Iquotehis
mother
-HI
onlyknowwhathetellsme.1dobelievehe
is
notlying.Idoknowhewas
in
Switzerland.
I
doknowhewaspickedupfor'bankfraudandtakenfrom
Switzerland
to
NewYo
de.
Idoknow
that
thefederalchargesagainsthimweredropped.Idoknowthathe
had
neverhadpsychiatricoremotionalproblems.Heindeed
was
avolunteerpoliceman.andheindeed
was.
abody
guard
to
theMilwaukee
mayor."Hiswifetold
methatshe
indeedhad,
onseveraloccasions,talked
to
peopleattheCIA;hiswifestated
that
the
CIAhadtoldherthatheindeed~undercover.Hiswifestatedthatovertheyearsshehadnotnoticedanystrangeorunusualbehaviorsonhispart.Shedidexpresssomedistressthatin
spite
ofvarioushigh-levelschemes,heneverseemed
to
deltver
any
money.Shestated
specifically,
"Ihaveneverknownhimtolie."Shedidadmit,however."Hedoesexpounduponthings!'Shestatedthat
they
hadseparatedsinceabouttwoanda
hAlf
years.
Shestatedhehaa
been
undertremendousstress,
in
thathelosthisfather
And
hisbrother
both
within..week,aboutthree
years
ago.She
&tated
he
wssindeedliving
with
a
very
closefriend
in
Singapore.
-whc
had
lately
supported
Leo.Shestated
that,similarly,
Mr.
Manachi,
theattomey
in
Canada.
alsosupported
Leo.
Shestatedthat
shehad
oncetalkedto
a.
CIAagent
in
Tennessee,andseveraltimestoaCIAphonenumber
in
MInnesota.She
stated
that
the
only
unusualthingshehadnoticed
wu
that
hewouldsometimes
gofor
three
to
four
days
without
sleep,Shestated
he
sometimest'slept
on
the
couch,and
helivedand
breathod
his
job."
My
phoneecntact
withAttorney
Pellino,en
2115,
revealed
that
Mr.Pellinohasindeed
been
contacted
by
many.
manypeopleto
take
up
Mr.
Wanta'staxcase.
Mr.
Pcllino
toldmeitwouldbe
very
unusual
for
the
s~
ofWisconsin
orfor
Illy
state
to
go
to
the
botherandlengthof
c;ttraditing
apersonfrom
Switzerland
limply
for
tax
evaslcn,
Mr.
Haag.
AssisWttAttorneyGeneralofWisconsin.toldmeonthephonethat
Leo
had
had
apreliminaryh~ng,aswellasastatusconference,butthathi!statusapparently
had
not
been
resolved,Mr.HaagmentionedhewasawarethatLeoandhiscourt-appointed
pUblic
defender,DeborahSmith..were"notgettingalonB,"
that
Ms.Smithhadsaidshewas
"havini
problemscommunicatingwithLeo."Mr.Haagmentioned
thatduringMa.Smith'sabsenceMr.DennisBurkewasactingasLee's
public
defender,
and
thatMr.Burke
reportedly
hadconcludedthat
Mr.
Wanta
was
indeedcompetent.Mr.Haagalso~xplained
to
mehowtheFBI
computer
had
leftawarrant
at
the
AmericanEmbassy
inSwitzerland,eventhoughtherewereno
federal
 
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~:Leo
WantaCase
No.:
charges'thatMr.Wantahadbeendetained
by
the
embassy,brought
to
the
United
Statos,andtaken
totheeasterndistrict
federal
court;
where
thefederalwarrantwas
dismissed
and
he
was
immediately
taken
into
custody
by
Wuconsin
law
officials.
ADMISSIONMENTALSTAreSEXAM
Mr.Wantapresentedhimselfasawhitemalewho
is
baldinthefront,
with
silver-rimmedglasses.HewaswearinGaregulationyellowjumpsuit.HIshygieneandgroomingweregood.He
wu
in
noapparent
physical
distress,He
had
somepressuredspeech.HIs
Initial
presentationwasof
what
seemedlikesome
grandiosity.Therewas
no
euphoria,norambling,nopsychomotoragItation,noinfcctioumeu.
Asked
wherehismoodwasonascale
of
1
to
10.
10beingthebesthe
had
everfelt,he
stated,
"9"·Hestated
that
Uncle
Samwas
soing
to
comeandgethimoutofallthis,and
that
theStateof
Wisconsin
wugoing
to
payfor
it.
Thepatientdenied.andthere
Wai
noevidenceof,hallucinations.Patient
essentially
gavethepicture
or
avery"colorful"story.Hedeniedsuicidalor
homIcidal
ideationcurrently
oreverinthepan.His
impul5econtrolwasseen
to
be
good
to
fair.Judgmentseemedfair.Reality-testingwas
difficult
to
evaluate
untillomeofthe
backgroundmaterialcouldbechecked.Insightseemedfair
to
poor.Patientwasoriented
to
day,
date,
month.year
andplace.
Concentration
was
good;hewasabletodoserial
75
anddigit!pananditemrecallcorrectly.Thiswassurprising.inthathedidnotshowanydlstra.ctionorramblingonthesetests.
Similaritiesweredonecorrectlyregarding
both
chair
andtable,aswellas
poetry
andsculpture.Intelligence
seemed
at
leastaverage,
and
possiblyhigherthanaverage.
HOSPITALCOURSEMr.
Wanta
didnoteven
oncepresentanyproblems
with
his
behavior.
He
Wa5
pleasantand
cooperative
and
compliantwithwardrules.Hisinteractionswith
staff.
as
wen
aspeers,wereappropriate.Hewasfrequentlyonthephone.We
received
severaldocumentsfromvarioussources.
A1
mentioned,
thesocialworker
and
theundersignedeachspentmany,
many
hoursonthe
phonetalking
to
different
people
aUover
the
country.Therewasnofurther
evidenceofnewpsychiatric
problems,
exceptthatMr.Wanta
continued
to
maintainhispresentationaboutbeing
an
undercoveragent,andsoon.Heparticipated
very
wellinthecompetency
grouP!
onFAU.andseemed
to
clearlyunderstandthelegalsitu.atlon.He
was.
notplacedonanypsychiatric
medication,sincenonewereindlcated,
DIAGNOSISAxis
I:
1.
Court-Ordered
CompetencyEvaluation
2.AdjustmentDisorderWithMlxedEmotionalFeatures
3.RuleOutPossibleBipolarAffectiveDisorder,NotOtherwiseSpecifiedAxis
II:
No
Di_anoli.
Axis
m:
NoDiaillosis
CO~ETENCYISSUES
AA
mentionedabove,
Mr.
WantaparticipatedinindividualaswellasgroupdIscussiOn!ofcompetencymatters.Hewasspecificallyinformedabouthislegalrightsandaboutthe
purposeof
this
ongoingevaluation.Heseemed
to
understandthisbackground.
Specifically.
Mr.Wanta.
clearly
seemed
to
understandthenature
andtheoccurrenceofhischarges.Hesimplyhappens
to
disagree
with
issuesofresponsibillty,claiming
that
the
money
deposited
in
hisaccountwastherefrom
federAl
aourccs.IllQ
thM
U1i~is
why
hv
i,
~n~,tin8i
with
theStateof
WisconsinabouttheIncome
tax.
Heclearlyunderstands
theditrcrcnt
pl=sandoptions.Heclearlyunderstandstheroleofjudge,prosecutingcounsel.defendingcounsel.jury.Theimportantissuein
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