Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

FILE- This June 24, 2014 file photo shows walkers and joggers along the Detroit RiverWalk in Detroit. A man who for years controlled the finances at a group that has turned Detroit's riverfront into a popular attraction was charged Wednesday, June 5, 2024, with embezzling tens of millions of dollars. William Smith routinely used money from the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy to pay credit card bills for travel, hotels, limousines, household goods, clothing and jewelry, according to a criminal complaint unsealed in federal court. Smith, who was chief financial officer from 2011 until he was fired in May, was charged with bank and wire fraud. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Man pleads guilty to stealing millions from major Detroit riverfront nonprofit

The Associated Press

A man accused of stealing $44 million from a Detroit nonprofit group has pleaded guilty to financial crimes.

Criminal Justice & Legal System

Guilty plea suddenly called off in major Detroit nonprofit theft

The Associated Press

Lawyers for a man accused of stealing more than $40 million from a prominent Detroit nonprofit group suddenly postponed his guilty plea during a Monday court hearing.

Stateside

Stateside: Friday, June 14, 2024

Stateside Staff

Today, what a federal investigation uncovered about missing money at Detroit’s Riverfront Conservancy.Also, the free ride that never seems to end for companies bottling and selling Michigan water.And for your Pride Month enjoyment, artist Orion Story, whose offbeat style and references made her a hit on "RuPaul’s Drag Race."