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Judge Dismisses ‘White Boy Rick’ Lawsuits Against FBI, Detroit Police

Steve2 years ago2 years ago03 mins

A federal judge on Monday tossed a pair of lawsuits that claimed the FBI and Detroit Police Department indoctrinated Rick Wershe, a cocaine dealer known as White Boy Rick, into a “criminal society” by using him as a federal informant as a child.

Column: Time to Set Teen Drug Dealer Free After 25 Years; Retired FBI Agent Pushes for Release

allan13 years ago12 years ago43 mins

By Allan Lengel For Deadline Detroit DETROIT — On any ordinary day, Richard Wershe Jr. sleeps in and skips breakfast in his prison in northern Michigan. But on Tuesday — the 25th anniversary of his arrest in Detroit – he couldn’t sleep, so he grabbed some oatmeal with skim milk. “I probably slept two hours,”…