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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 · The 1980s Detroit Drug Lord Known As ‘White Boy Rick’. By Mark Oliver | Edited By Leah Silverman. Published July 13, 2024. Richard Wershe Jr. uncovered the largest police corruption scandal in Detroit history when he was 15 years old. Two years later, he was sentenced to life in jail.
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 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.
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 21, 2021 · Richard Wershe Jr has sued the FBI one year after his release from prison. His exploits were fictionalised in a Hollywood movie, and now the true story of a one-time teenage FBI informant has a...
Matthew McConaughey’s film “White Boy Rick” was based on the true story of Richard Wershe Jr., who, at 14 years of age, became the youngest FBI informant ever.
