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Conservancy officials describe effects of $44.3M in stolen cash, vow mission goes on
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy officials revealed some of the financial panic the nonprofit suffered from the theft of $44.3 ...
Crain's Detroit Business3dOpinion
Editorial: Transparency, controls vital as riverfront work progresses
It is wholly appropriate for the Community Foundation, or another credible outside entity, to retain ongoing oversight for ...
Rubin: Lies and more lies as Detroit Riverfront embezzler William Smith learns fate
As William Smith heads to prison, he leaves behind uncertainty and problems, but the RiverWalk builds momentum ...
FOX 2 Detroit on MSN11d
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy's ex-CFO who stole $40M gets 19 years in prison
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Will Smith, the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy chief financial officer who stole more than $40 million from ...
The San Bernardino Sun11d
A Detroit nonprofit’s former finance chief gets 19 years for $40 million theft
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.
Riverfront revamp: Windsor's historic streetcar and Detroit's massive multi-use park
The Legacy Beacon streetcar project opens on Thursday in Windsor while Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park is set to open to ...
Good Samaritans make dramatic Windsor riverfront rescue
Citizens in Windsor made a daring rescue along the downtown riverfront Wednesday afternoon. Several men jumped over a fence, ...