by Cedric ‘BIG CED’ Thornton
Luther Evans and co-conspirator CJ Evins are expected to plead guilty.
Both men have been charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft, all felonies.
The men plotted to obtain at least 13 loans. When it was time to join a Zoom call with the lenders, they presented identification and documents that were either stolen or featured the players’ photos, which were “easily found online.”
Once the loans were approved, lenders were sent through a network of fake businesses set up by Davis and Evins, as well as their personal accounts. The funds were then used to purchase real estate, cars, and jewelry.
According to NBC News, they received more than $19.8 million from various lenders.
“Unbeknownst to the broker and the lender, none of the players who were supposedly receiving the loans attended any of these closings,” according to the filing. It said that Davis “dressed in disguise and impersonated the players, providing fake identification documents to convince the notary.”
Davis is scheduled for an April 27 hearing before U.S. District Judge Steven D. Grimberg in Atlanta and has indicated he will plead guilty to the charges. Evins will also plead guilty before Grimberg this month, according to his attorney, Benjamin Black Alper.
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Source: Black Enterprise
