Ex-Alabama football player accused of wearing wigs to impersonate NFL players in loan fraud scheme - BERITAJA

A erstwhile University of Alabama shot subordinate donned constitution and wigs during an elaborate multimillion-dollar fraud strategy successful which he secured loans pretending to beryllium NFL players, national authorities said.

Luther Davis has indicated he wi’ll plead blameworthy astatine a proceeding earlier U.S. District Judge Steven D. Grimberg successful Atlanta connected April 27, according to a tribunal calendar.

He and his co-defendant, CJ Evins, were charged pinch conspiracy to perpetrate ligament fraud and aggravated personality theft.

From about May 2023 to October 2024, Davis and Evins "executed a strategy to fraudulently get millions of dollars successful loans from aggregate lenders" by "impersonating master shot players and falsely claiming those players were seeking multi-million dollar loans," according to national tribunal documents revenge against them past month.

Federal prosecutors identified victims by the initials X.M., D.N. and M.P. and said they were “active master shot players successful the National Football League,” according to the filings.

After Davis and Evins told victims they represented the NFL players, lenders yet needed to meet pinch the prospective borrowers via video conference, authorities alleged.

Davis wore makeup, a wig aliases different caput covering successful the video meetings to show he was the subordinate who needed the loan, the filings say.

"Unbeknownst to the agent and the lender, nary of the players who were supposedly receiving the loans attended immoderate of these closings," according to the filings.

Instead, Davis "dressed successful disguise and impersonated the players, providing clone recognition documents to person the notary," the documents said.

“The nett indebtedness proceeds were wired to a slope account” that the defendants controlled, according to the filings.

The 2 obtained much than $19.8 cardinal from 13 fraudulent loans and utilized the proceeds to bargain existent estate, vehicles and jewelry, the filings say.

An lawyer for Davis did not instantly respond to a petition for remark Thursday.

Evins besides intends to plead blameworthy earlier Grimberg this month, tribunal records show. His attorney, Benjamin Black Alper, confirmed the scheduled plea and had nary further comment.

Davis was a protect lineman for the undefeated, title 2009 Crimson Tide squad and made 47 tackles during a four-season profession from 2007 to 2010.