Richard Wershe Jr. became an FBI informant when he was 14 to 16 years old. At the age of 17 he was arrested for possession of 8 kg of cocaine. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. White Boy Rick, a film based on his life, was released on September 14, 2018. It was released in 2017 and began airing on the Starz network in 2019.
About Richard Wershe Jr. in brief
Richard Wershe Jr. became an FBI informant when he was 14 to 16 years old. At the age of 17 he was arrested for possession of 8 kg of cocaine. He was sentenced to life imprisonment. In 2017 justice campaigners publicized his case and he was paroled, but directly to a prison in Florida to serve another five years for an auto theft conviction from 2008. In 2019, his application was denied by the Florida clemency board.
On July 20, 2020, he was released from custody in Florida, having completed his sentence with credits for good behavior. White Boy Rick, a film based on his life, was released on September 14, 2018. The documentary chronicling his case won the 2017 FREEP Film Festival Audience Choice Award. It was released in 2017 and began airing on the Starz network in 2019.
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