HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) – A former Huntsville lead pastor is facing federal wire and tax fraud charges.
Adrian Davis, the former lead pastor of All Nations Worship Assembly, is facing charges of wire fraud and filing a false tax return.
According to court records, Davis served as a marketing consultant for ANWA and received a salary and a parsonage for his services.
However, Davis is accused of using the funds on cars, entertainment and other personal expenses.
Authorities said that although ANWA authorized Davis to receive a salary and parsonage, he was not authorized to use the funds for personal expenses.
The records state that Davis used funds to buy vehicles in 2018 and 2019, including a 2016 GMC Yukon for $45,982, while spending more than $35,000 on “miscellaneous entertainment and retail items” not approved by ANWA.
Davis is also accused of using more than $24,000 of ANWA funds to pay for a mortgage on a home for his mother and using funds to pay off personal credit cards, including $117,000 to American Express, and wiring money from the church’s bank account to Amex.
According to court documents, he used more than $400,000 in ANWA funds over the years for personal purposes without authorization.
Additionally, Davis is accused of filing a false tax return, with authorities saying in March 2021 he filed his taxes, where the return reported that he received $138,621, but he allegedly made more than that.
Federal court records show that Davis has signed a plea deal for both charges filed against him. As part of the plea deal, he will have to pay a total restitution of nearly $550,000, with more than $434,000 going to All Nations Worship Assembly and over $114,000 to the IRS.
For wire fraud, the maximum sentence is 20 years in prison, and for filing a false tax return, the maximum sentence in prison is three years, authorities said.
Davis is scheduled to be arraigned on Oct. 23 at 9:30 a.m. in Huntsville.
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