Ex-Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith to appeal sentence

New court filings reveal disgraced former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith plans to appeal his 19-year prison sentence, one of the longest ever handed down in a fraud case in the city.

Smith admitted to stealing more than $40 million from 2012 to 2024 to fund a lavish lifestyle.

Watch our report when William Smith was sentenced below:

William Smith, former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO, sentenced to 19 years in prison

Now, despite waiving his right to appeal in a plea deal, he’s challenging the judgment…

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