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Former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO sentenced in $40M embezzlement case
Read full article: Former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO sentenced in $40M embezzlement caseAccording to a plea agreement, Smith admitted to orchestrating a scheme to embezzle Detroit Riverfront Conservancy funds from November 2012 through May 2024.
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy requests 20-year prison sentence for former CFO
Read full article: Detroit Riverfront Conservancy requests 20-year prison sentence for former CFOThe Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is asking a federal judge to give its former CFO the maximum 20-year sentence after he embezzled money from the nonprofit for over a decade.
Former Detroit Riverfront CFO embezzles $40 million -- what prosecutors say he spent it on
Read full article: Former Detroit Riverfront CFO embezzles $40 million -- what prosecutors say he spent it onFederal prosecutors are looking to sentence the former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO to 18 years in prison after he embezzled millions from the nonprofit for over ten years.
How former Detroit Riverfront CFO embezzled $40 million undetected for over a decade
Read full article: How former Detroit Riverfront CFO embezzled $40 million undetected for over a decadeFederal prosecutors are looking to sentence the former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO to 18 years in prison after he embezzled millions from the nonprofit for over ten years.
Federal judge rules action against NEA unnecessary after it backed off bans on gender ideology
Read full article: Federal judge rules action against NEA unnecessary after it backed off bans on gender ideologyA federal judge has denied a motion to block the National Endowment for the Arts from barring funds to artists whose projects promote gender ideology, saying the agency no longer was doing that.
Plea deal delayed in $40M+ Detroit Riverfront Conservancy embezzlement case
Read full article: Plea deal delayed in $40M+ Detroit Riverfront Conservancy embezzlement caseWilliam Smith, the former Chief Financial Officer of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy, was expected to plead guilty to embezzling tens of millions of dollars but the plea deal fell through.
Ex-Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO barred from selling assets amid fraud case
Read full article: Ex-Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO barred from selling assets amid fraud caseA federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order against former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith, preventing him from transferring or selling assets amid accusations of stealing $39.3 million over 12 years.
$40M theft from Detroit Riverfront Conservancy wonโt stop new park construction
Read full article: $40M theft from Detroit Riverfront Conservancy wonโt stop new park constructionThe construction of a brand new riverfront park in Detroit wonโt stop because of the millions of dollars stolen from the nonprofit behind the project, officials said this week.
Former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO federally charged, accused of stealing millions
Read full article: Former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO federally charged, accused of stealing millionsHe's accused of forging documents to obtain a $5 million line of credit after nearly exhausting the nonprofit's cash holdings to cover the shortfalls.
Detroit Riverfront Conservancy makes changes amid federal embezzlement investigation
Read full article: Detroit Riverfront Conservancy makes changes amid federal embezzlement investigationThe Detroit Riverfront Conservancy is making significant changes in the wake of a major embezzlement investigation thatโs still ongoing.
FBI takes over investigation Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO from Michigan State Police
Read full article: FBI takes over investigation Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO from Michigan State PoliceMichigan State Police turned things over to the FBI due to the nature and the complexity of the situation.
No bail for Minnesota man accused of prepping to fight cops
Read full article: No bail for Minnesota man accused of prepping to fight copsBail has been denied for a Minnesota man authorities say was amassing an arsenal of guns to use against police before his arrest, and had idolized the person who killed five people at a gay nightclub in Colorado last month.
FBI: Minnesota man was making arsenal, revered mass shooters
Read full article: FBI: Minnesota man was making arsenal, revered mass shootersAuthorities say a Minnesota man who told an FBI informant that he was building an arsenal of automatic weapons to use against police was arrested this week as he tried to buy grenades.
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Send out summer with some fun at this block party on the Detroit River!
Read full article: Send out summer with some fun at this block party on the Detroit River!This is the last official weekend of summer and there is a great way you can send the season off with a bang along the Detroit riverfront this weekend. The West Riverfront Block Party happens tomorrow in downtown Detroit with music food trucks a zip line and jet skiing performances.