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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.
Jul 28, 2021 · Two men who grew up on the same street on Detroit's east side and whose lives took different paths. Meet the real 'White Boy Rick.'Detroit news, weather, tra...
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- FOX 2 Detroit
May 10, 2023 · Richard Wershe, Jr., a former drug dealer known as "White Boy Rick," was arrested in Miami Tuesday and charged with battery and robbery following a fight with a woman that allegedly started...
- George Hunter
- A Long Time Covering Crime
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 decades...
Mar 13, 2024 · White Boy Rick is a movie based on the unbelievable true story of Richard Wershe Jr. who, at age 14, became the youngest FBI informant ever. His story, from helping his father run illegal gun rings to becoming one of the biggest dealers in Detroit, is one almost too outrageous,and too unfair to be believed.
- Zachary Moser
- Staff Writer
Jul 20, 2021 · Richard Wershe Jr., an FBI informant by age 14 known as "White Boy Rick," filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing police and prosecutors of child abuse.
Jul 13, 2020 · Richard Wershe Jr. is about to experience freedom for the first time in his adult life. The notorious teenage FBI informant known as "White Boy Rick" spent three decades in jail cells while...
