'White Boy Rick' Released From Prison After 32 Years
- 4 years ago
Richard Wershe Jr., the youngest-ever paid FBI informant has been released from prison after 32 years.
According to Newser, 51-year-old Wershe was locked up for drug crimes when he was 17 years old.
He was recruited by the FBI as a drug informant when he was just 14- years-old and arrested on a nonviolent offense at 17.
Wershe was released by the Florida Department of Corrections on Monday.
His lawyer says he will return to Michigan, where he has a support system including a son.
Wershe was the topic of the hit 2018 movie 'White Boy Rick' starring Matthew McConaughey.
According to Newser, 51-year-old Wershe was locked up for drug crimes when he was 17 years old.
He was recruited by the FBI as a drug informant when he was just 14- years-old and arrested on a nonviolent offense at 17.
Wershe was released by the Florida Department of Corrections on Monday.
His lawyer says he will return to Michigan, where he has a support system including a son.
Wershe was the topic of the hit 2018 movie 'White Boy Rick' starring Matthew McConaughey.