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category: "Iran-Contra"
title: William Downing
aliases:
- William Downing
- Bill Downing
created: 2026-05-17
updated: 2026-05-17
category: "Organized Crime"
tags:
- Person
- Contra_War
- ContraWar
- DarkAllianceInvestigation
- 1980s
- Weapons
summary: William "Bill" Downing was Ronald Lister's partner in the Mundy Security Group who designed a laser sighting device for AR-15 assault rifles and was involved in procuring weapons sold to Danilo Blandón and crack dealers in Los Angeles.
summary: "Ronald Lister's partner in the Mundy Security Group who designed a laser sighting device for AR-15 assault rifles and was involved in procuring weapons sold to Danilo Blandón and crack dealers in Los Angeles."
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William Lee Downing was a partner of [[Ronald Lister]] in the [[Mundy Security Group]], the Laguna Beach security company Lister incorporated in mid-1983. Through this "security business" in high-class Laguna Beach, Downing and Lister procured weapons for [[Danilo Blandon|Danilo Blandón]], who resold them to [[Ricky Ross]] and other crack dealers in South Central Los Angeles.[^1]