085: Herman Groman - White Boy Rick, Cocaine Corruption Conspiracy
FBI Case File Review
Jerri Williams
4.7 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 22 September 2017
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
Retired agent Herman Groman reviews the case of FBI informant Richard Wershe Jr., also known as White Boy Rick, who, at the age of 17, was convicted of selling large quantities of cocaine and sentenced to life in prison without parole. Groman served as the director of security at a large Las Vegas casino/hotel for several years after retiring from the FBI. He is the author of Pigeon Spring, a crime novel featuring his fictionalized alter-ego former FBI agent Matt Steel, who coincidentally also takes a job as director of security at a major Las Vegas casino too.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to episode 85 of FBI Retired Case File Review with Jerry Williams. |
| 0:10.0 | I'm a retired agent writing crime fiction inspired by true crime FBI cases. |
| 0:15.8 | Today we get to speak to retired agent Herman Gromin, who served in the FBI for 25 years. |
| 0:24.0 | While in the Bureau, Gromen specialized in working deep long-term undercover operations |
| 0:31.0 | as an undercover agent in the areas of organized crime and narcotics. |
| 0:36.8 | In this episode, he reviews the case of FBI informant, Ritchie Worsy Jr., also known as White Boy Rick, who at the age of |
| 0:50.0 | 17 was convicted of selling large quantities of cocaine and sentenced to life in prison |
| 0:57.6 | without parole. |
| 1:00.2 | Later in his FBI career Herman Gromen was assigned to lead several high-profile public corruption investigations. |
| 1:09.0 | He was also the team leader of one of the FBI special operation groups |
| 1:14.8 | S.O.G. which is a specialized group conducting |
| 1:19.0 | surveillance of major terrorist cell groups and their associates. |
| 1:24.0 | After retiring from the FBI, Groman served as the Director of Security |
| 1:30.0 | at a large Las Vegas Casino Hotel for several years. |
| 1:35.0 | He is the author of Pigeon Spring, |
| 1:38.0 | a crime novel featuring his fictionalized alter ego, |
| 1:43.4 | former FBI agent Matt Steele, who coincidentally |
| 1:48.5 | also takes a job as Director of Security |
| 1:52.4 | at a major Las Vegas Casino. |
| 1:55.0 | This is a fascinating case review and you'll find out during it |
| 2:00.0 | that this case is going to be a feature film to be released in January |
| 2:07.0 | starring Matthew McConaughey. So you know it's going to have a lot of great |
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