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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.
Sep 14, 2018 · With Matthew McConaughey, Richie Merritt, Bel Powley, Jennifer Jason Leigh. The story of teenager Richard Wershe Jr., who became an undercover informant for the FBI during the 1980s and was ultimately arrested for drug-trafficking and sentenced to life in prison.
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.
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.
White Boy Rick is a 2018 American crime drama film directed by Yann Demange and written by Andy Weiss, Logan Miller, and Noah Miller.
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...
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...
In this fact-based drama, a blue-collar Detroit teenager becomes an FBI informant and later a drug dealer at the height of the '80s crack epidemic. Watch trailers & learn more.
2 days ago · The three judges from the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit repeatedly pushed Richard Wershe Jr.'s attorney, Nabih H. Ayad of Detroit, on case law he cited and the proper standard to weigh to determine whether the statute of limitations apply to the cases. Wershe—better known in popular culture as “White Boy Rick”—is fighting a ...
3 days ago · The story of the Detroit-area man’s work with police and subsequent decades spent in prison spawned a Netflix documentary called “White Boy” and feature film titled "White Boy Rick.” Attorney John Adams of Royal Oak, Michigan, was one of three lawyers who spoke on behalf of the various government and police defendants.
