Interview with L. A. Wansley

Abstract

Mr. Wansley started his police career with the Compton, California Police Department in 1965 and rose to the position of commander of the detective division. In 1973 he became a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigations and specialized in long-term, deep undercover investigations involving white-collar crime, organized crime, and public corruption. He performed as the principal operative in dozens of high-profile nationwide investigations, including $55 million in recoveries and seizures and hundreds of arrests and convictions of major elected and appointed officials. He served as a Staff Counselor at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia. In 1983 he was appointed the Director of Team Operations for the Dallas Cowboys Football Club and Vice President, Texas Stadium Corporation. He went on a leave of absence from the Dallas Cowboys in 1988 to manage international security operations for Whitney Houston’s 1988 World Tour. He was responsible for the safety of this world-class artist and the one hundred plus personnel who went on to give 163 concert performances in 14 countries and 65 cities. During the tour he coordinated operations with U.S. and foreign governments and law