Citigroup Exec Sentenced for Crimes | Albany News

Albany News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 28, 2026 · 1m

A former Citigroup managing director, Edward Gene Smith, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to multiple sex crimes, including possession of child pornography and obstructing justice over a decade. His defense blamed autism for his actions, claiming he misunderstood relationships and was heartbroken to learn his victims saw his encounters as rape. Prosecutors dismissed this as offensive and false, detailing how Smith drugged and assaulted multiple women, lured them with financial promises, and amassed thousands of child abuse images. In a letter, Smith expressed…