Defense attorneys had sought a minimum 12½-year penalty for the former nonprofit executive who stole at least $44 million.

Former CFO William Smith's $44M thievery was "truly evil," diminished the nonprofit's reputation and exploited trust, ...

A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit has been sentenced to 19 years in prison for the theft of more than $40 ...

The sentencing caps a scandal involving eye-popping amounts of money and a long-running con game that bankrolled a life of ...

A federal judge has sentenced former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith to 19 years in federal prison for ...

U.S. Attorney Julie Beck, Eastern District of Michigan, on the sentencing of former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith ...

A federal judge has sentenced former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith to 19 years in federal prison for embezzling more than $48 million from the nonprofit over more than a decade.

Detroit Riverfront CFO William Smith requested leniency while portraying corrupt thief as a decent and good man despite ...

DETROIT – A federal judge sentenced former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Chief Financial Officer William Smith to 19 years ...

Prosecutors emphasized William Smith's "deeply immoderate lifestyle" and say a girlfriend got $3.7M+ stolen from Detroit ...