The ex-Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO sentenced in April to prison for stealing more than $44 million from the nonprofit is asking a judge for more time to turn himself in, but wants to keep why and for how long a secret.
William Smith’s attorney, Gerald Evelyn, on Aug. 7 submitted a motion to seal the request that would give Smith more time before starting his 19-year prison sentence, citing “sensitive, personal medical information.” U.S. District Judge Susan DeClercq approved the motion to seal the same day, giving Evelyn until the end of the day to submit his extension request and prosecutors until Aug. 9 to reply with their position.
At an April 24 sentencing hearing, DeClercq gave Smith permission to self-surrender by an unspecified date to be decided by the Federal Bureau of Prisons…