America’s wealthiest black billionaire and founder of private equity firm Vista Equity Partners, Robert F. Smith ’85 will be honored with the College of Engineering’s 2020 Distinguished Alumni Award ...
Philanthropist, billionaire and Cornell alumnus Robert F. Smith ’85 formally admitted wrongdoing in a scheme to illegally dodge millions of federal taxes. The Justice Department and Internal Revenue ...
Robert Smith, who led Saint Francis Ministries from 2014 to 2020, pleaded guilty Thursday to wire fraud. He is scheduled to be sentenced on July 15 and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison.