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

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

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A federal judge has sentenced former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith to 19 years in federal prison for embezzling more than $44 ...

Former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith should spend the maximum time in federal prison — 20 years — when sentenced Thursday for stealing at least $44.3 million, an appropriate ...

Investigators said William Smith routinely used Detroit Riverfront Conservancy money for travel, hotels, limousines, household goods, clothing and jewelry. He had side gigs in real estate ...