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 ...

Lawyers for William Smith say his "unfettered cooperation" deserves a lower prison sentence than the 18 years prosecutors ...

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.

Former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering. He stole more than $40 million from the nonprofit by diverting money into his bank accounts.

William Smith, the former CFO of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, was sentenced to 19 years in federal prison Thursday after pleading guilty in November to embezzling $40 million from the ...