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

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 ...

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

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 $48 million from the nonprofit over more than a decade.

DETROIT – A federal judge sentenced former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy Chief Financial Officer William Smith to 19 years ...

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

DETROIT, MI. - William A. Smith, the former Chief Financial Officer of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy (DRFC), was ...

Born in Philadelphia, Mr. Jenkins received a bachelor's degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University. He was a 1991 journalism ...