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"got arrested" feels less formal than "was arrested", and "more than eight kilos" (per the source) is not the same as "eight kilos". Also possibly worth noting is that the earliest draft of this article had "possession eight kilos", which was clearly copy-pasted from the source with "more than" being erased in an attempt to paraphrase, and "of" getting caught out by accident. |
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'''Richard Wershe Jr.''' (born July 18, 1969), also known as '''White Boy Rick''', is an American who became the youngest [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] informant ever at age 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/white-boy-rick-casts-richie-merritt-ricky-wershe-matthew-mcconaughey-1202000245/|title=Newcomer Richie Merritt Lands Title Role in ‘White Boy Rick’ Opposite Matthew McConaughey|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=March 3, 2017|work=Variety}}</ref> |
'''Richard Wershe Jr.''' (born July 18, 1969), also known as '''White Boy Rick''', is an American who became the youngest [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] informant ever at age 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/white-boy-rick-casts-richie-merritt-ricky-wershe-matthew-mcconaughey-1202000245/|title=Newcomer Richie Merritt Lands Title Role in ‘White Boy Rick’ Opposite Matthew McConaughey|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=March 3, 2017|work=Variety}}</ref> |
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At age 17, when the FBI no longer needed him,{{citation needed|reason=The New Yorker source says he was seventeen when he was arrest, which is not the same as saying he began dealing at that age.|date=June 2018}} he began selling [[cocaine]] himself and was arrested in 1987 for possessing cocaine in excess of eight |
At age 17, when the FBI no longer needed him,{{citation needed|reason=The New Yorker source says he was seventeen when he was arrest, which is not the same as saying he began dealing at that age.|date=June 2018}} he began selling [[cocaine]] himself and was arrested in 1987 for possessing cocaine in excess of eight kilograms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/white-boy-ricks-parole-hearing-and-drug-war-lessons-unlearned|title=White Boy Rick’s Parole Hearing and Drug War Lessons Unlearned|first=Evan|last=Hughes|date=June 27, 2017|work=The New Yorker}}</ref> He was given life in prison, but was paroled in 2017 after almost 30 years in jail.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/defenders/white-boy-rick-wershe-is-granted-parole-in-michigan-after-nearly-30-years-in-prison|title='White Boy' Rick Wershe is granted parole in Michigan after nearly 30 years in prison|first1=Kevin|last1=Dietz|first2=Dave Jr|last2=Bartkowiak|first3=Derick|last3=Hutchinson|date=July 15, 2017|publisher=ClickOnDetroit}}</ref> |
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Richard Wershe Jr. (born July 18, 1969), also known as White Boy Rick, is an American who became the youngest FBI informant ever at age 14.[1]
At age 17, when the FBI no longer needed him,[citation needed] he began selling cocaine himself and was arrested in 1987 for possessing cocaine in excess of eight kilograms.[2] He was given life in prison, but was paroled in 2017 after almost 30 years in jail.[3]
Film
A film based on his life, titled White Boy Rick, is scheduled to be released in September 2018.
References
- ^ Kroll, Justin (March 3, 2017). "Newcomer Richie Merritt Lands Title Role in 'White Boy Rick' Opposite Matthew McConaughey". Variety.
- ^ Hughes, Evan (June 27, 2017). "White Boy Rick's Parole Hearing and Drug War Lessons Unlearned". The New Yorker.
- ^ Dietz, Kevin; Bartkowiak, Dave Jr; Hutchinson, Derick (July 15, 2017). "'White Boy' Rick Wershe is granted parole in Michigan after nearly 30 years in prison". ClickOnDetroit.