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 in the 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 ...

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

Smith, 52, is also responsible for $48 million in restitution and will be on supervised release for three years once he ...

After a long legal battle, the former nonprofit CFO is set to do nearly 19 years of federal time for stealing over $40 ...

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 $44 million from the nonprofit over more than a decade.

The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy’s former CFO William Smith was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 19 years in prison ...

William Smith used stolen money to donate to the nonprofit itself, presumably for a tax write off, a Detroit Riverfront ...