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Tulsa deacon charged with bank fraud
April 30, 2026
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CWN Editor's Note: A deacon of the Diocese of Tulsa, Oklahoma, was charged with bank fraud.
Deacon John Sommer, who has been placed on leave, was business manager at the Parish of Christ the King in Tulsa. He stands accused of transferring $1.46 million out of church accounts over a seven-month period last year.
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