Crime & Justice

White Boy Rick, the Youngest FBI Informant in History, Released After 32 Years

THE THANKS HE GOT

The FBI recruited him as a paid informant on the drug world when he was just 14, and did nothing when he was jailed for a non-violent drug offense.

Vince Wade
Vince Wade
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Credit: Florida Department of Corrections
Vince Wade

Vince Wade

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