Record producer Michael Smith has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He agreed to forfeit $8 ...

Michael Smith stole over $10 million in royalties ...

Mike Smith agreed to return the money he was paid in royalties as he awaits sentencing ...

Smith has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and agreed to pay more than $8m in forfeiture.

The career of Michael Smith has never unfolded quietly. It has surged, stalled, strained, and soared again, shaped by expectation so heavy it once threatened to bend him out of shape entirely. Few ...