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Jul 31, 2021 · Voice quavering, Rick Wershe Jr., who as a teen in 1980s Detroit was painted as a murderous drug kingpin, dabbed his eyes recalling one of the last conversations he had with his father, who he’d ...
Sep 19, 2023 · 14. A federal judge on Monday dismissed Richard Wershe Jr.'s $100 million lawsuit against the FBI and Detroit police, concluding that the infamous drug informant and dealer known as "White Boy Rick" waited too long to sue over his alleged distress and misfortune cooperating with the government. Wershe, who got a life sentence on a drug ...
- Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press
White Boy, a documentary chronicling the case of Richard Wershe Jr., premiered on March 31, 2017, at the Freep Film Festival where it won the Audience Choice Award. It began airing on the Starz network in 2019 and was picked up by Netflix in April 2021. White Boy Rick, a film based on his life, was released on September 14, 2018. [3] [16]
Jul 20, 2021 · Wershe's conviction and life as an informant inspired the 2018 film "White Boy Rick," starring Matthew McConaughey and Richie Merritt, who played Wershe's father and Wershe, respectively.
- Tresa Baldas
- Reporter
Feb 28, 2022 · Richard Wershe Jr. aka White Boy Rick is an Informant of F.B.I who was born on July 18, 1969. In the crime world, he is mostly known as White Boy Rick. In fact, he started to work for the FBI when he was 14 years old. As of 2922, Rick has an estimated net worth of $5 million. However, he had involved himself in the crime world with ...
- Michigan, United States
- Richard Wershe Jr.
- July 18, 1969
- White Boy Rick
Jul 21, 2021 · Known as "White Boy Rick", Wershe's brief stint as an informant and his ultimate conviction inspired a 2018 movie of the same name, with Matthew McConaughey cast as his fictional father.
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Jul 18, 2024 · Richard Wershe Jr., known in the media as “White Boy Rick,” sued the City of Detroit in 2021 and the federal government in 2022. Wershe claims he was groomed and indoctrinated by Detroit Police and the FBI into becoming a drug dealer and confidential informant, and that he felt he had no choice but to comply with their orders.
