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Jul 12, 2021 · By Mark Oliver | Edited By Leah Silverman. Published July 12, 2021. Updated April 14, 2023. Richard Wershe Jr., popularly known as "White Boy Rick," was 14-years-old when the FBI enlisted him as an informant. Richard Wershe Jr. was arrested in his home in 1988 with 17 pounds of cocaine. He was 17 years old.
Mar 13, 2024 · Richard Wershe Jr. became a notorious drug dealer as a teenager, and was sentenced to life in prison in 1987 at 17 years old. He was released in 2020. White Boy Rick is a 2018 crime drama that tells the real story of Richard "Ricky" Wershe Jr. and while some of the facts are altered for dramatic effect, much of the incredible story is true to ...
Apr 1, 2021 · April 1, 2021. Image Credit: WXYZ Detroit. ‘White Boy,’ a true-crime documentary directed by Shawn Rech, tells us the fascinating story of Richard “White Boy Rick” Wershe Jr., who gained tremendous notoriety in the 1980s as an alleged drug kingpin who was also an FBI informant.
Aug 26, 2020 · Richard Wershe Jr. in 1988. Wershe earned his parole in 2017 after nearly 30 years in prison. He was released from the Oaks Correctional Facility in Michigan in April 2017 and turned over to...
Jul 31, 2021 · Richard Wershe Jr., center, stands with mother Darlene McCormick at a news conference in Detroit this month. David Guralnick/The Detroit News/AP. FBI and Detroit police taught ‘White Boy...
Sep 20, 2023 · U.S. District Court Judge Judge F. Kay Behm on Monday dismissed the pair of lawsuits Richard Wershe Jr., 54, had filed, including one filed in 2021 that sought $100 million and claimed Wershe was coerced into assisting police while just a helpless teenager, The Detroit News reported.
Jul 21, 2021 · Richard Wershe Jr has filed a $100m (£73m) lawsuit against former FBI agents and prosecutors, alleging child abuse in connection with his time as an informant. Wershe, now 52, spent three...
