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A erstwhile college football subordinate has been accused of pretending to beryllium NFL stars successful bid to make astir $20 million.
Luther Davis, who won nan 2009 nationalist title pinch Alabama, has been charged pinch conspiracy to perpetrate ligament fraud and aggravated personality theft.
Court documents obtained by AL.com opportunity that Davis disguised himself pinch wigs and constitution to airs astatine Atlanta Falcons backmost Michael Penix, free supplier tight extremity David Njoku, and Green Bay Packers information Xavier McKinney, besides an Alabama alum.
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Alabama's Luther Davis celebrates a triumph during a assemblage shot crippled against San Jose State successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama, connected Sept. 4, 2010. (Bob Rosato/Sports Illustrated)
Davis and a partner, CJ Evins, "executed a strategy to fraudulently get millions of dollars successful loans from aggregate lenders … by impersonating shot players and falsely claiming those players were seeking multi-million dollar loans" from May 2023 until astir October 2024, nan documents said, according to nan outlet.
The duo allegedly opened fraudulent slope accounts and email addresses to proceed their disguises and moreover obtained clone IDs to airs as nan players.
Alabama protect lineman Luther Davis celebrates aft nan Crimson Tide defeated nan Florida Gators 32-13 successful nan 2009 SEC title crippled astatine nan Georgia Dome successful Atlanta connected Dec. 5, 2009. (Dale Zanine/USA TODAY Sports)
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Davis and Evins are slated for a proceeding connected April 27 erstwhile they are expected to plead guilty. They each look 20 years successful prison.
According to The Guardian, nan duo obtained Loans of complete $4 cardinal to impersonate some Njoku and McKinney.
"Unbeknownst to nan agent and nan lender, nary of nan players who were supposedly receiving nan loans attended immoderate of these closings," nan filing read. "Rather, suspect Davis dressed successful disguise and impersonated nan players, providing clone recognition documents to person nan notary."
Defensive lineman Luther Davis and protect backmost Justin Woodall of Alabama observe aft a extremity successful nan 4th fourth against Auburn astatine Bryant-Denny Stadium successful Tuscaloosa, Alabama, connected Nov. 29, 2008. (Doug Benc/Getty Images)
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Davis played successful 45 games for nan Crimson Tide, making 47 tackles. He primitively committed to LSU but switched to nan SEC rival.
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