April 10, 2025
A former chief financial officer who pled guilty to stealing tens of millions of dollars from a Detroit nonprofit got a federal judge's approval Wednesday to sell his nightclub as he faces paying a $45.5 million restitution bill.
August 21, 2024
A Michigan federal judge said Tuesday that the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy can intervene in the federal government's embezzlement case against its former chief financial officer, who is alleged to have stolen $40 million from the nonprofit tasked with revamping Detroit's riverfront.
July 24, 2024
The Detroit Riverfront Conservancy on Wednesday sued its former CFO William Anthony Smith and his wife, mother and sister over their purported involvement in a scheme to steal almost $40 million from the nonprofit, claiming they used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle and buy plane tickets for professional athletes.