Wershe asked her to put the box behind her house. Bufalino Richard Wershe Sr was a small-time arms dealer who made money on the side by selling information about neighborhood crooks and dealers to federal agents. In January 1988, he was incarcerated at the age of 17 for a non-violent drug crime. Much of the primary focus of the Crimetown podcast made about the death of Damian Lucas was on placing blame on Mayor Coleman Young and Gil Hill. A neighbor/witness said the box was taped clothes he would wear the rest of his life: prison jumpsuits. Cathy Volsan's father Willie Volsan, the mayor's brother-in-law, had been a major player in illegal gambling, but moved on to heroin and crack cocaine when it flooded the streets. Anthony told me Wershe is arguably the most productive informant the Detroit division of the FBI has ever had. I dont think so.'. Wershe had made the wrong enemies in Detroit politics. Their arguments don't hold up. Animal rescuer who nursed injured red fox back to health is shocked to find his fur was actually white - but Now the Army is sent in to hospitals: Hundreds of troops will be deployed THIS WEEK to help out the NHS DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Not too late for nurses to hit pause on strikes. Coleman Young, thought the Rick Wershe case was important enough to stick his nose Harris and Mr Volson were jailed for 19 years in 1993 for an operation designed to ensnare Mayor Young. As a result, Johnny was able to make contacts in the Mayors office and had a direct line to Gil Hill, the Head of the Homicide Department at Detroit PD. It was with his informant work on trips like this that meant the FBI was able to get permission for wiretaps and listening devices trained on Johnny Curry. She in turn introduced undercover FBI Agent Mike Castro, posing as Mike Diaz, to her father, Willie Volsan. It provides a glimpse in to the world of police informants and drug-related political corruption. Wershe was a paid FBI informant who helped the authorities prosecute crooked police officers and Willie Valson, the brother-in-law of former Detroit mayor Coleman Young. Wershes life prison term. During this period Cathy Volsan Curry enjoyed police protection as a member of the mayors family. The connect was an undercover FBI agent posing as a big-time Miami drug dealer. When Volsan and the cops were indicted in the sting that was set up with Wershe's help, it had to be clear to Hill the FBI had been after him for five years as a result of Wershe's work as a paid confidential informant, according to The Daily Beast. I remember we would debrief informants and they would talk about crack and somehow we ended up thinking they were saying cracks. Rick Wershe trusted Cathy Volsan Curry and it was, perhaps, Rick Wershes salvation may be political. Bell and Gardner were Cathy Curry's birthday is 03/24/1963 and is 58 years old.Cathy calls Detroit, MI, home.Cathy also answers to Cathy V Curry, Cathy G Curry, Cathy G Volsan and Cathy Germaine-volsan Curry, and perhaps a couple of other names. Detroit has been and continues to be the gold standard for public corruption in the United States, says Gregg Schwarz, a retired FBI agent who worked with Wershe briefly in the late 1980s. Last week, after an eight-month FBI investigation, 11 current and former police officers and five civilians were charged in a scheme to provide protection for drug dealers and money launderers. It was sold at auction for a cancer charity, Darlene McCormick in the courtroom sits in a Detroit courtroom during a hearing about her son's prposed re-sentencing. And he was convicted. He was undercover while crack cocaine was taking over cities across America, replacing heroin as the illegal drug of choice. You can't let this guy stay in prison.'. Groman, who was then an active FBI agent, had to get Wershes defense attorney to subpoena him because Bureau higher-ups wouldnt authorize his testimony. Bell had things going on behind the scenes, alright. Long-time attorney Ralph Musilli told the Detroit News in September: 'How can you give up a man's life? Why is this important to understanding police misconduct? The Michigan criminal justice establishment is fighting like hell to keep Wershe locked up until he dies. Yet, the first thing Bell did when he took over Wershes He is eligible for parole, but Wayne County Prosecutors refuse to release him, despite the help he has given to the authorities. But Volsan, Harris, and nearly a dozen police officers were indicted and convicted. That protection included keeping her out of trouble ranging from traffic tickets to criminal investigations. In an interview with DailyMail.com earlier this year he said Wersche should not be behind bars. I made a poor decision. It is enlighteningand Generally, one gram of Cocaine in the US goes for $96. Throughout their drug business, the Curry brothers made a huge amount of profit. believed the mysterious box of cocaine was evidence that could be successfully To this day no one has been prosecuted for the killing, but as a result of Wershes informant tip, former Detroit FBI agents say, Hill became a long-standing target for investigation of police corruption. Young had members of his Detroit police security detail assigned to insulate his high-living, drug-using niece from law enforcement trouble. Mayors, city officials, judges, police, its all there. (Kwame Kilpatrick, Detroits mayor from 2002 to 2008, was convicted twice on corruption charges, is now serving a 28-year sentence at a federal prison. search the back yard for a box and they find one under a porch. ', It read: 'This is one inmate that needs to remain in prison for his entire life.'. She told Wershe her family 'I think it's a true tragedy an injustice. Learn more about the benefits of being But all I did was what I was asked and all I did was tell the truth. Cathy Volsan Curry, the troubled niece of Mayor Coleman Young who has figured in three major federal criminal investigations, was hospitalized Friday after a drug overdose. The case is now moving to the Michigan Supreme Court. A curious crowd spills M Live reported that the attorney, Ralph Musilli, spoke about how important Wershe Jr.'s work as an informant was, specifically when it came to the Curry brothers. The same study noted metro Detroit narcotics arrests grew from 9,000 in 1986 to nearly 16,000 in 1988.. box. Wershe says she initiated the affair. First, in assigning an officer working for the DPD as a permanent detail for the mayors family, and, later, in the FBI sting that occurred in 1991, which happened to involve many of the same people. Bufalino According to the FBI, the curry brothers sold $150 to $200 million worth of drugs in the 1980s. Schwarz has written letters to Wershes trial judge, the Michigan Parole Board and the governor of Michigan urging his release. If we lose The comments below have been moderated in advance. This information was gathered just from the fallout of the Damion Lucas case, but it is important to understand that there are missing parts of the story that, to this day, are not known. The FBI questioned her and contacted her during Operation Brown Shark to carry out their sting operation to catch her father, Willie Volsan, and Sergeant Jimmy Harris for illegal drug trafficking. But Wayne County prosecutors are vigorously fighting Wershe's re-sentencing, according to Informant America. Two of the Curry brothers, Johnny and Leonard (played by Jonathan Majors and YG, respectively) have significant roles in White Boy Rick because they really were leaders of a hugely important drug gang that the FBI had targeted in their investigation. Curry had been on the Detroit FBI's investigative radar because he was engaged to, and later married to, Cathy Volsan, the favorite niece of Detroit's politically powerful mayor, Coleman Young RJ Cyler as Rudell 'Boo' Curry Now open for walk-in purchasing 7 days a week Their marriage failing, Victoria and Izu try to reconnect during a road trip The FBI arrested Harris in 1991 along One of those connects was a suburban man named Art Derrick who owned a small fleet of aircraft which enabled him to bring drugs from Miami to Detroit easily and quickly. The second-biggest was his decision FBI agent Gregg Schwartz, who investigated some of Detroit's drug rings and other corruption, said drug dealers and murderers have been freed while Wershe still languishes behind bars. Volsan then introduced the agent to various police officers willing to take bribes to provide protection for what they believed were drug and cash shipments through Detroit. she runs into her house with the cash. Now a 47-year-old man, White Boy Rick was a former Detroit drug dealer and an FBI informant. It was with his informant work on trips like this that meant the FBI was able to get permission for wiretaps and listening devices trained on Johnny Curry. In turn, Mr Volsan introduced the agent to various police officers willing to take bribes to provide protection for what they believed were drug and cash shipments through Detroit. At the time, there was both local and federal law enforcement presence in Detroit. Wershe stands with a painting he did in prison. A Detroit judge recently tried to re-sentence Wershe to time served because he was a juvenile when he was convicted. In the film, he says the legacy of White Boy Rick is 'not true'. But Vince Wade, an investigative reporter who has covered the case, asked for the letter through a Freedom of Information request, and the prosecutor's office said it didn't exist. murder. Bufalino was still on the team but he was now playing second string to the two Though the City of Detroit and the DPD sometimes found each other on different sides, they were united against the DEA and FBI. James Harris, was a member of Mayor Young's security detail. About a year after members of the gang inadvertently murdered a 13-year-old boy during a drive-by shooting, the federal agents and local cops on the task force stopped taking Wershe's phone calls, because they didn't need him. (Cathy Volsan Curry has repeatedly refused to speak with reporters over the years.). Either the neighbor-witnesses are Wershe and his mother Darlene are pictured during a prison visit several years ago at the Oaks Correctional Facility in Michigan. Here, one more time, is In a sworn affidavit before he died from complications of drug abuse, Derrick said he had two customers named Rick. He was a paid FBI informant who helped the authorities prosecute crooked police officers and Willie Valson, the brother-in-law of former Detroit mayor Coleman Young - actions which seem to have dented his chances of release. He is currently serving time at the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee. He remembers going to Las Vegas when he was just 15 with the Curry brothers. The elder Wershe ended up introducing his son to the informant business. This is something any good defense attorney would do, Wrong. Cathy Volsan Curry to have an affair after her husband was put behind bars. Bufalino also testified the Mayor of the City of Detroit, 'I honestly believe that this is the prostituting of our youth, and then just throwing them in a cage and throwing the key away.'. White Boy Rick starts as a thrilling undercover cop story but the movie ends on a somewhat somber note. Wershe, who has been described by a prison official as a near-model prisoner, was never charged with any drug-related violence, he was never charged with ordering any drug violence, he never operated crack houses, he was never charged with conspiracy because he never had a gang, he was never named as an unindicted co-conspirator in any narcotics case and he was never called as a witness in any drug trials. According to interview with people who knew Cathy, she was entranced by the emerging gang scene, especially with the flashy money. A Rand Corporation study of Detroit drug abuse in that era cited emergency room statistics indicating cocaine ingestion by smoking was around 3 percent in 1983, but 76 percent by 1989. In the summer of 1986 Rick Wershe Jr. decided to become a weight man, a cocaine wholesaler. Documents obtained by the TV station list payments for Wershe's flight, room and spending money. Mrs Volson was protected by the mayor's family and was warned every time she was close to becoming part of a police investigation. In September, he lost his latest bid to have his sentence reduced, but his attorneys are still fighting and are set to take their argument to the Michigan Supreme Court - where he could be given time served. After a diligent search for the requested records, we have determined and certify the records do not exist, the prosecutors office wrote. to try to become a drug wholesaler after the federal drug task force dropped When Wershe had his parole review in 2003, the Wayne County prosecutor, Mike Duggan, sent a scathing letter to the Michigan Parole Board vehemently opposing his release, accusing Wershe of being a gang leader and violent kingpin who intimidated witnesses who just disappeared. The letter also accused Wershe of operating a criminal enterprise. This is one inmate that needs to remain in prison for his entire life, the prosecutors letter to the parole board said. especially in a case like this. Other officers arrive and beat and Cathy Volsan Curry and hired Bell and Gardner to take charge of his defense. His connections from his time with the Curry family helped him get in touch and form a business relationsthip with Art Derrick, a trafficker in Miami who owned a small fleet of aircraft that could get the drugs to Detroit quickly. Since the law has changed since Wershe Jr.'s arrest, he now faces parole hearings, but the Curry brothers still play a big part in determining his future. Wershe was 17 when he was arrested in May 1987 near his family home after a routine police traffic stop that was quickly followed by a swarm of cops who had been waiting for the signal to take action. A conviction was less than assured. In 1984, Rick Wershe is a struggling single father living in Detroit during the height of the crack epidemic and war on drugs. He is currently serving time at the Oaks Correctional Facility in Manistee. Cathy Curry's birthday is 03/24/1963 and is 58 years old.Cathy calls Detroit, MI, home.Cathy also answers to Cathy V Curry, Cathy G Curry, Cathy G Volsan and Cathy Germaine-volsan Curry, and perhaps a couple of other names. The 'connect' was an undercover FBI agent posing as a big-time Miami drug dealer. "Thats when Bill told me, he said, Rick, I think he Wershe was there during the raid because he had been sleeping at Cathy Volsan Currys townhouse nightly as he worked to become a cocaine wholesaler. He told WDIV: 'They wanted as much information as I could on a drug organization in Detroit. Johnny Curry, the leader, was married to Cathy Volsan, the attractive niece of Mayor Coleman Young, the self-proclaimed head motherfucker in charge for 20 years. Wershe had made the wrong enemies in Detroit politics. As one FBI agent put it, We "Hill says allegations about him aren't new or true", Detroit Free Press, October 26, 1992. 'The film is as much about the city's culture of corruption as Rick's case. lying and one of them stole two kilos of cocaine, or the police opened the box, The story of Richard Rick Wershe, 46, known in the media for years as White Boy Rick, is a tale of crime and punishment gone awry. "Who Killed Damion Lucas? So he went back to what he knew - dealing drugs. 'They got me involved in this. defense team; attorneys Ed Bell and Sam Gardner. Stalking order for Britpop rocker from Mansun accused of harassing the song-writing partner who revived his Taxpayers foot 150m bill for woke staff training including African drumming sessions, think-tank says. Johnny Curry, the leader of the racket, was married to Cathy Volsan, the attractive niece of the then Mayor Coleman Young, who had constantly been on the feds' radar. Suspected Lockerbie bombmaker 'is in US custody': Libyan man is accused of playing key role in the attack on Michael Gove slams the New York Times over report on 'Trojan Horse' schools scandal. Gil Hill was the chief of homicide investigations within the Detroit Police Department. His next opportunity to request a hearing, which comes up every five years, is not until December 2017, according to the Detroit News. Wershe and his mother Darlene are pictured during a prison visit several years ago at the Oaks Correctional Facility in Michigan. Cathy Volsan Curry was married to co-leader of the Curry Trafficking Ring, Johnny Curry. We wondered what the heck is cracks? While he was in prison, the FBI still asked for his help. Long-time attorney Ralph Musilli told the Detroit Newsin September: 'How can you give up a man's life? Nor did he have the box with him when he walked away from the traffic stop. The elder Wershe ended up introducing his son to the informant business. Several past Informant In fact, an innocent man was arrested and charged with the murder, but the case was eventually dropped when FBI Agent Groman, who became Wershes main handler, interceded and told the lawyers and judge the FBI had wiretap information indicating a drug gang did the killing. They no longer needed him to bust the Curry gang so they kicked him to the curb. Wershe is found by the Cathy Volsan Curry was Mayor Coleman Young's beloved niece, who many said he thought of as a daughter. been sleeping with Cathy Volsan Curry whose husband was in prison for a drug ), Agent Schwarz eventually transferred from Detroit to Washington, D.C., where he was in charge of sensitive FBI background investigations of prospective presidential appointees and employees at the White House. Wershe put himself at risk with his role in the drug sting operation that ensnared corrupt cops so the Justice Department put him in the Witness Security or WitSec program. So he went back to what he knew - dealing drugs. McNamara and Young were all-powerful politicians and the unquestioned leaders of machine politics in Detroit and the county surrounding it. Johnny Curry, the leader of the racket, was married to Cathy Volsan, the attractive niece of the then Mayor Coleman Young, who had constantly been on the feds' radar. The political component of his ordeal is local, its harsh and its vindictive. Last week, after an eight-month FBI investigation, 11 current and former police officers and five civilians were charged in a scheme to provide protection for drug dealers and money launderers. That, most assuredly, His friends had it. A Florida prosecutor told Wershe he would charge his mother and sister if he didnt plead guilty, so he did and got a five-year sentence. She in turn introduced undercover FBI Agent Mike Castro, posing as Mike Diaz, to her father, Willie Volsan. (Among those Schwarz and his team vetted was an intern named Monica Lewinsky.). After his arrest, Wershe says Ms. Volsan Much later, in Wershes parole hearing, Bufalino testified under oath that he received a personal warning from Mayor Young to stay out of the Wershe case. it?". Typically, the Curry brothers led their drug-dealing gang The Curry Trafficking Ring. The 'connect' was an undercover FBI agent posing as a big-time Miami drug dealer. Labour wouldn't meet nurses' 19% pay demand as health spokesman says any offer needs to come with condition Agency doctors can cost NHS up to 5,200 for just ONE shift, figures reveal. "'Theres no As a result, Johnny was able to make contacts in the Mayors office and had a direct line to Gil Hill, the Head of the Homicide Department at Detroit PD. James Harris, a member of Youngs security detail. They told Wershe to inform Cathy Volsan Curry one of his trusted 'connects' from Miami needed police protection. picture of Gil Hill, head of homicide at the Detroit Police Department from 1982-1989. They remained silent as their teen informant went to trial, was convicted by a jury and sentenced to life in prison. Around 1990 at the FBIs request Wershe told Cathy Volsan Curry that one of his trusted connects from Miami needed police protection. knew the police and the prosecutor didnt have a good answer for that. Throughout their drug business, the Curry brothers made a huge amount of profit. More likely it was a get-even scheme cooked up with Coleman Richard Wershe Sr was a small-time arms dealer who made money on the side by selling information about neighborhood crooks and dealers to federal agents. People who knew Cathy had stated that she was attracted to the gang scene and was always surrounded by drugs and other illegal activities. Curry, the wife of convicted Detroit dope lord Johnny Curry, was rushed to Grace Hospital early Friday and was reported in critical but stable condition by afternoon. None of it matters for the informant-inmate who helped end some of the drug-related public corruption in Detroit. 'I was asked to go out there and get information about some people that were involved in the drug trade, and their connections, and how the drugs were coming in. Wershe remembers that, as an informant, he was living a luxurious life alongside drug kingpins that children his age couldn't dream of. Yet when the police took custody of the box that night, Volsan, Harris, and nearly a dozen police officers were indicted and convicted. 'The Holiday' Director Just Addressed *Those* Sequel Rumours, These Love Actually Plotlines Are Out Of Date, According To Director Richard Curtis, This Iconic Love Actually Scene Drove Alan Rickman Insane, 24 Photos Of The 'Love Actually' Cast Then & Now, Get Even More From Bustle Sign Up For The Newsletter, By subscribing to this BDG newsletter, you agree to our. a TIME subscriber. Wrong. Narcs heard Derrick refer to White Boy Rick and the nickname soon found its way to a local TV news reporter working the police beat. 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I made a poor decision. Vince Wade won three Emmys and the top award for best local TV news documentary at the New York Film festival. Groman says the FBI had been focused on heroin cases because that was the dominant illegal drug until crack cocaine arrived. Mike Castro, the undercover FBI agent in the sting that led to the prosecution of a dozen cops and the brother-in-law of Mayor Young, says he owes his life to Wershe, who vouched for him when the sting suspects became suspicious. The only person who can let him out his Governor of Michigan, Rick Snyder. Cathy Volsan Curry was named an un-indicted co-conspirator, but she was dropped from the case when she was hospitalized after a drug overdose. The law was eventually changed to allow parole but that hasnt made a difference for Wershe. Musilli said during his time with the FBI, Wershe helped authorities put away Detroit drug dealers and bring down a corrupt Detroit police ring. Sergeant Harris was on duty, meaning he was being paid by the DPD, while he was looking out for Cathy. Thats how agents came to recruit his son, Rick. By this time Johnny Curry was in jail and his wife, Cathy Volson, who was several years older than Wershe, boldly approached him and suggested they have a fling. He listened to the advice of Cathy Volsan Curry, the niece of Detroit mayor Coleman Young. informant, a stool pigeon in the mayors vocabulary. If you are accessing TIME.com on a public computer, you are advised not to click on the "Remember me" option. Lengel, A. ', It read: 'This is one inmate that needs to remain in prison for his entire life.'. They hung this boy out to dry.". For more information, please visit TIME's Privacy Policy. Knowing that the film is a true story makes it all the more thrilling, but all the more disappointing, too. In legal terms that fits the definition of cruel and unusual punishment in the Eighth Amendment. The beating was so severe Wershe was Cathy Volsan Curry was named an un-indicted co-conspirator, but she was dropped from the case when she was hospitalized after a drug overdose. traffic stop Officer Rodney Grandison suddenly pistol whips Wershe, shattering In 1992 the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Michigans 650 law was not consistent with our constitutional prohibition of cruel or unusual punishment. The penalty is therefore unconstitutional on its face., Wershe was represented by longtime criminal defense attorney William E. Bufalino II. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. She didn't know Wershe had been the one who put her husband in jail. Recently, Wershe Jr.'s attorney noted the fact that his client helped facilitate the arrest of the Curry brothers during a parole hearing. Johnny Curry, the leader, was married to Cathy Volsan, the attractive niece of Mayor Coleman Young, the self-proclaimed head motherfucker in charge for 20 years. A wrong needs to be righted,' Burnstein said. They told Wershe to inform Cathy Volsan Curry one of his trusted 'connects' from Miami needed police protection. Generally, one gram of Cocaine in the US goes for $96. defense was to withdraw Bufalinos motion to suppress the evidence in the case. of cocaine, not eight. Prince William says he will 'NEVER' watch Harry and Meghan's Netflix docuseries and tells friends NOT to Royal aides accuse Sussexes of MORE falsehoods in their Netflix docuseries: Meghan's claims that she was not Meghan's 'estranged' friend Jessica Mulroney makes ANOTHER fleeting appearance in latest trailer for Netflix Did Meghan and Harry rehearse their first dance? the neck and chain, while handcuffed, over a fence gate. In his youth, Young was arrested by the Detroit police and charged as an illegal gambling operative. The police case In January 1988, he was incarcerated at the age of 17 for a non-violent drug crime. 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