Howard has subsequently been convicted of attempted murder and is serving a life sentence in the Texas state penitentiary. Raley Holdings LLC said in the lawsuit that Howard, a former chief financial officer, also used some of the money he stole from the company to live a lavish lifestyle, support a mistress in California and make donations to the church over two-and-a-half years.
The Christian Post reached out to First Baptist Church for comment on the lawsuit Thursday and was told by Associate Pastor Scott Ward that the church cannot respond at this time due to pending litigation.
Matthew Bobo, the attorney representing Raley Holdings, told the Telegram that the company has been reaching out to the church for more than a year to get back their money, even providing evidence of where the money came from and were told to go ahead and file their lawsuit.
A D Magazine report described Howard and his now ex-wife as devout members. The once happy couple hosted one of the church's youth groups, and they sang in the choir on Sundays. First Baptist Church, argues the company in court records, "holds money that in equity and good conscience belongs" to Raley and called the money they accepted from Howard "unjust enrichment. The money came out of Raley's accounts into the sham corporations that Howard had set up," Bobo charged.
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