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Former Huntsville pastor federally charged for using over $400K of church funds on luxury goods
WAFF 48 (Huntsville, Al) ^ | 10/07/2025 | Javon Williams

Posted on 10/08/2025 1:03:04 PM PDT by DFG

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - A former Huntsville lead pastor is facing federal wire and tax fraud charges.

Adrian Davis, the former lead pastor of All Nations Worship Assembly (ANWA), is facing charges of wire fraud and filing a false tax return.

According to court records obtained by WAFF 48 News, Davis served as a marketing consultant for ANWA and received a salary and a parsonage for his services.

In turn, Davis is accused of using the funds on cars, entertainment and other personal expenses.

WIRE FRAUD

Court records state 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 the following:

In 2018, Davis used ANWA funds to buy an Audi A7 vehicle for $30,920 and he spent $4,000 on “miscellaneous entertainment and retail items” not approved by ANWA

In 2019, Davis used ANWA funds to buy a 2016 GMC Yukon for $45,982 and he spent more than $31,000 on “miscellaneous entertainment and retail items” not approved by ANWA

Davis used more than $10,000 of ANWA funds to pay for a mortgage on a home for his mother

Davis used ANWA funds to make 41 payments to American Express totaling more than $117,000 to pay off his personal credit cards

Purchases made on this card included:

a $4,970.15 purchase from Louis Vuitton

a $5,300.00 purchase from Flight Club (a shoe store in New York)

In 2020, Davis used ANWA funds to pay off a Synchrony Bank credit card for $18,530 that he used to buy jewelry and he spent $7,000 on miscellaneous entertainment and retail items not approved by ANWA

Also used more than $14,000 of ANWA funds to pay for a mortgage on a home for his mother

Used AWNA funds to make 44 payments to American Express totaling more than $151,000 to pay off his personal credit card

Purchases made on this card included:

a $29,900 purchase from Hublot (Swiss luxury watchmaker)

a $28,000 purchase from Peter Marco (California-based jeweler)

a $6,022.50 purchase from Louis Vuitton

According to court documents, he used more than $400,000 in ANWA funds for personal purposes without authorization.

Court documents also claim Davis wired $13,663.14 across state lines from ANWA’s back account at Redstone Federal Credit Union to American Express to pay off Davis’ personal credit card.

FILING A FALSE TAX RETURN

In March 2021, Davis filed his taxes, where the return reported that he received $138,621, but he allegedly made more than that.

FORFEITURE

“Upon conviction of Count One (Wire Fraud) in this information, shall forfeit to the United States any property, real or personal, that constitutes or is derived from, directly or indirectly, proceeds traceable to the commission of the said violations, including but not limited to a forfeiture of money judgment representing the amount of proceeds obtained as a result of the offenses alleged.”

PLEA DEAL

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 agree to do the following:

Pay restitution of $434,340.41 to All Nations Worship Assembly

Pay $114,859 to the IRS

Wave certain rights to direct appeal and collateral attack

Total Restituiton = $549,199.41

MAXIMUM PUNISHMENT

For Wire Fraud, the maximum sentence is 20 years in prison, a fine of not more than $250,000 or both; supervised release of no more than three years and a special assessment of $100.

For Filing a False Tax Return, the maximum sentence in prison is three years, a fine of not more than $250,000 or both; supervised release of no more than one year and a special assessment of $100.

ARRAIGNMENT

Davis is set to be arraigned on October 23 at 9:30 a.m. in Huntsville.


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To: fwdude
And Tozer never even sought to buy any car at all.

And therein lies the difference...

21 posted on 10/08/2025 3:23:19 PM PDT by econjack
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To: ridesthemiles

Very true and for years he never went to divinity school. However, I think he has finished divinity school.


22 posted on 10/08/2025 3:24:25 PM PDT by econjack
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To: econjack
- However, I think he has finished divinity school. -

In a classroom or via a correspondence course? /s

23 posted on 10/08/2025 3:49:35 PM PDT by ken in texas
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To: ken in texas

Don’t know. (Also, don’t care.)


24 posted on 10/08/2025 4:04:52 PM PDT by econjack
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To: DFG

I have superpowers. I guessed right. Should have bought a lottery ticket.


25 posted on 10/08/2025 6:07:28 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: DFG

Bummer for the people that he fooled.


26 posted on 10/09/2025 12:30:37 AM PDT by If You Want It Fixed - Fix It
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