As William Smith heads to prison, he leaves behind uncertainty and problems, but the RiverWalk builds momentum ...

More: Feds: Ex-Detroit Riverfront CFO William Smith gave $3.7M in stolen money to ... Rev. Lonnie Peek Jr., 83, has been on the board of the Detroit Riverfront Conservancy for 20 years and said ...

Investigators said William Smith routinely used Detroit Riverfront Conservancy money for travel, hotels, limousines, household goods, clothing and jewelry. He had side gigs in real estate ...

Ex-Detroit Riverfront CFO William Smith admitted to the theft late last year and agreed to pay $44.3 million in restitution. Federal prosecutors asked the judge that he be sentenced to 18 years in ...

Shortly after William Smith was sentenced Thursday to 19 years ... That includes opening the new 22-acre Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Park in October, along with opening a new stretch of the RiverWalk ...

Former Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith should spend the maximum time ... For example, Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Centennial Park is scheduled to open in October on a 22-acre West ...

Wilson Jr. Foundation vowed that the $100 million ... He was talking about William Smith because the sentencing made it almost mandatory. But his focus, he said, was on the future.