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Richard Wershe Jr. (born July 18, 1969), known as "White Boy Rick", is an American former drug trafficker and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) informant. The youngest known informant in the history of the FBI, Wershe became a confidential informant when he was 14 to 16 years old.
Mar 13, 2024 · Under Michigan’s 650-Lifer Law, Richard Wershe Jr. was sentenced to life in prison for having more than 650 grams of cocaine, with no chance of parole, in 1987 at the age of 17. However, in 1998, Michigan revised its 650-Lifer Law, and Ricky was eligible for parole beginning in 2003.
Jul 13, 2024 · For the first time in 30 years, White Boy Rick’s name was back in the headlines – but this time, the real story was printed underneath. White Boy Rick’s new fame changed his life. On July 14, 2017, just a few days shy of his 48th birthday, he was finally granted parole.
Jul 29, 2021 · Rick Wershe Jr., "White Boy Rick" made history recruited by law enforcement to be an informant at the age of 14 and later to become the youngest non-violent offender to serve more than 30...
Jul 20, 2018 · According to both the real White Boy Rick and local drug czar Johnny Curry, homicide detective Gil Hill helped to cover up the murder of a 13-year-old boy named Damion Lucas, who was shot accidentally during a drive-by shooting that targeted the house of the boy's uncle, Leon Lucas.
Jul 21, 2021 · His exploits were fictionalised in a Hollywood movie, and now the true story of a one-time teenage FBI informant has a new twist. Richard Wershe Jr has filed a $100m (£73m) lawsuit against...
Jul 31, 2021 · It’s one of myriad milestones Wershe Jr. – who the media and Hollywood christened “White Boy Rick” – says he missed because the FBI and Detroit police groomed him to be a drug informant at age...
Jul 29, 2022 · White Boy Rick became a legend, and the now ex-felon is an activist for non-violent offenders doing time for drug crimes.
Sep 15, 2018 · Here’s the truth about the father Matthew McConaughey plays in White Boy Rick: Richard Wershe, Sr. was a terrible husband and father. Bel Powley, who plays Dawn Wershe, Rick’s sister,...
Apr 22, 2020 · "White Boy Rick," real name Richard Wershe Jr., is not the fly white guy's child. He was, however, a child when he became an FBI informant.
