{"id":9339,"date":"2024-06-12T18:58:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/?p=9339"},"modified":"2024-06-12T18:59:44","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T18:59:44","slug":"figura-clave-de-proyecto-de-paseo-fluvial-de-detroit-es-acusada-de-malversar-millones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laprensanewspaper.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/12\/figura-clave-de-proyecto-de-paseo-fluvial-de-detroit-es-acusada-de-malversar-millones\/","title":{"rendered":"Figura clave de proyecto de paseo fluvial de Detroit es acusada de malversar millones"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Detroit Riverfront Conservancy CFO William Smith\u00a0 (Katy Kildee\/Detroit News via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DETROIT, Jun 5, 2024 (AP): Un hombre que durante a\u00f1os control\u00f3 las finanzas de un grupo que ha convertido el paseo fluvial de Detroit en una atracci\u00f3n popular fue acusado el mi\u00e9rcoles de malversar decenas de millones de d\u00f3lares.<\/p>\n

William Smith utilizaba rutinariamente dinero de la Detroit Riverfront Conservancy para pagar facturas de tarjetas de cr\u00e9dito por viajes, hoteles, limusinas, bienes dom\u00e9sticos, ropa y joyas, seg\u00fan una denuncia penal presentada en un tribunal federal.<\/p>\n

El fraude es \u201csimplemente asombroso en escala\u201d, dijo la fiscal estadounidense Dawn Ison.<\/p>\n

Smith, quien fue director financiero desde 2011 hasta que fue despedido en mayo, fue acusado de fraude bancario y fraude electr\u00f3nico. Un mensaje en busca de comentarios de su abogado no fue respondido de inmediato el mi\u00e9rcoles.<\/p>\n

Se acusa a Smith de robar 40 millones de d\u00f3lares, seg\u00fan el comunicado de Ison.<\/p>\n

Smith no ha hablado p\u00fablicamente desde que el esc\u00e1ndalo sali\u00f3 a la luz el 14 de mayo cuando la Riverfront Conservancy anunci\u00f3 que estaba siendo puesto en licencia. Fue despedido el viernes.<\/p>\n

La misi\u00f3n de la Riverfront Conservancy es transformar millas de costa a lo largo del r\u00edo Detroit en un lugar para la recreaci\u00f3n con plazas, pabellones y espacios verdes. La junta directiva de 44 miembros est\u00e1 compuesta por importantes l\u00edderes empresariales y funcionarios p\u00fablicos, quienes han quedado at\u00f3nitos ante las acusaciones.<\/p>\n

\u201cCada uno de nosotros siente una responsabilidad de superar este acto horrendo\u201d, dijo la junta la semana pasada.<\/p>\n

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Esta historia fue traducida del ingl\u00e9s por un editor de AP con la ayuda de una herramienta de inteligencia artificial generativa.<\/p>\n

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(AP Photo\/Carlos Osorio_File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He helped turn Detroit’s riverfront into an attraction. Feds say he stole $40M while doing it<\/strong><\/p>\n

By ED WHITE Associated Press<\/a><\/p>\n

DETROIT, Jun 5, 2024 (AP): A man who for years controlled the finances at a group that has turned Detroit’s riverfront into a popular attraction was charged Wednesday with embezzling tens of millions of dollars.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

The fraud is \u201csimply astonishing in scale,\u201d said U.S. Attorney Dawn Ison, who pegged the theft at $40 million.<\/p>\n

Smith, who was chief financial officer from 2011 until he was fired in May, was charged with bank and wire fraud. He was led into court in handcuffs and subsequently released on bond.<\/p>\n

Defense attorney Gerald Evelyn did not return a phone message seeking comment.<\/p>\n

Smith has not spoken publicly since the scandal broke on May 14 when the Riverfront Conservancy said he was being placed on leave. He was fired Friday.<\/p>\n

The mission of the Riverfront Conservancy is to transform miles of shore along the Detroit River into a place for recreation with plazas, pavilions and green space.<\/p>\n

Philanthropists and foundations have poured millions into ongoing projects, including the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation. Wilson, who died in 2014, lived in suburban Detroit and was the owner of the NFL’s Buffalo Bills.<\/p>\n

The 44-member Riverfront Conservancy board of directors is stocked with major business leaders and public officials, who have been stunned by the allegations.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe each feel a sense of responsibility to overcome this horrific act,\u201d the board said last week.<\/p>\n

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