Pastor Admits Stealing $504K From Historic Church That Survived Tulsa Race Massacre

Historic Tulsa Church Pastor Pleads Guilty to $500K Theft

The historic Tulsa-based church, Vernon AME, survived the race massacre of 1921 and was restored—only for its senior pastor to steal $504,000 from it.Read more...

Pastor Admits Stealing $504K From Historic Church That Survived Tulsa Race Massacre

Pastor Admits Stealing $504K From Historic Church That Survived Tulsa Race Massacre

‘Not Authorized’: Former Tulsa Pastor Took $504K From Historic Black Church and Blew It on Gambling and Guns, Federal Prosecutors Say

A former Tulsa pastor pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud and tax evasion after prosecutors accused him of diverting more than $504,000 from a historic […] ‘Not Authorized’: Former Tulsa Pastor Took $504K From Historic Black Church and Blew It on Gambling and Guns, Federal Prosecutors Say

Methodist pastor admits embezzling $504k church fund, details on what he spent the money on emerge

Former pastor Keith Rydell Mayes admitted embezzling $504,313 from a historic Oklahoma church, using donations for his gambling, personal costs and firearms.