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 ...

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

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

In addition to serving 19 years, the judge ordered Smith to pay $48.1 million in restitution - giving $43.1 million to the ...

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.

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