09/14/2026
NEWS: Former Senior Pastor Keith Rydell Mayes, Sr. pleads guilty to federal charges of bank fraud and tax evasion after embezzling over $500k from the historic Vernon AME Church in Tulsa. Read more: https://www.justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/oklahoma-pastor-pleads-guilty-diverting-church-funds-and-failing-pay-taxes