Ex-Alabama football player faces charges after wearing makeup and wigs to impersonate NFL players
NBC News·2026-04-17 18:05
Federal authorities say that a former college football player orchestrated an elaborate multi-million dollar loan fraud scheme by pretending to be NFL players. Luther Davis, who played at the University of Alabama between 2007 and 2010, is charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Officials say he donned makeup and even wigs to scam lenders out of nearly 20 million bucks.Davis allegedly impersonated a trio of well-known NFL players in 2023 and 2024, including Michael Penix ...