(WXYZ) — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to sentence former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith to 18 years in prison for embezzling tens of ...

DETROIT (AP) — A former executive at a major Detroit nonprofit was sentenced Thursday to 19 years in prison for stealing more than $40 million meant to help beautify the city’s riverfront.

The ex-Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO sentenced in April to prison for stealing more than $44 million from the nonprofit is asking a judge for more time to turn himself in, but wants to keep why ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — New court filings reveal disgraced former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith plans to appeal his 19-year prison sentence, one of the ...

DETROIT – Former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William A. Smith, 52, pleaded guilty Friday to embezzling more than $40 million from the nonprofit in a years-long scheme. Smith pleaded guilty to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Federal prosecutors are seeking an 18-year prison sentence for the Riverfront Conservancy's ex-chief financial officer whose ...

A federal judge Monday refused to let former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Chief Financial Officer William Smith stay out of prison longer and ordered him to surrender Tuesday to start serving a ...

First off, William Smith is a liar. Second off, too. Smith, 52, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison April 24 for embezzling at least $44.3 million from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy. A ...

William R. Smith, affectionately known as Bill, aged 77, passed away peacefully on Thursday, May 15, 2025, surrounded by his loving family while in the care of St. Luke’s Hospice House. Born to the ...