Couple Convicted in Embezzlement Scheme
Pryor Couple Convicted in Embezzlement of Addiction Recovery Charity
On Sept. 30, 2025, a Tulsa County jury convicted both Jordan and Vanessa Parker of multiple felony counts stemming from their management of Reckless Saints of Nowhere. The jury found each defendant guilty on two counts of embezzlement and one count of engaging in a pattern of criminal offenses. The jury assessed maximum penalties across the counts, resulting in a combined sentence that includes imprisonment and monetary fines.
According to court-related reporting and the probable-cause summaries cited in investigative coverage, two donations from a Tulsa business totaling approximately $600,000 — given between April and June 2021 and intended to support sober-living and program expansion — were allegedly diverted to personal purchases rather than to program assets. Investigators and reporting indicate the funds were largely depleted within months, leaving the nonprofit with minimal tangible assets.
Purchases and transactions identified by investigators
Details summarized in reporting and in the probable-cause materials include alleged personal purchases and transfers made from the nonprofit accounts. Items described in the investigative summaries include consumer goods and discretionary items (for example: automobiles, a motorcycle, a timeshare purchase, sports memorabilia and electronics), cash withdrawals, and transfers into the Parkers’ personal accounts. Those descriptions originate from the probable-cause affidavit and subsequent reporting.
Reckless Saints of Nowhere was incorporated as a nonprofit that provided recovery placement services and described placing thousands of individuals into treatment across multiple states. Public nonprofit filings and nonprofit data aggregators list Jordan Parker as the organization’s CEO and Vanessa Parker as secretary. The organization appears in ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer and allied nonprofit databases, where earlier Form 990 / tax filings and officer names can be viewed. Those filings show the officers and offer the publicly filed financial returns that are on record.
The case was prosecuted through local criminal authorities and the Consumer Protection functions of state law enforcement. Reporting quotes the Oklahoma Attorney General’s office (which has a public newsroom listing its consumer-protection activity generally); local news coverage and court filings document the charges and trial outcome in Tulsa County. For the most detailed transactional allegations, the probable-cause affidavit and court docket entries are the primary documents.
Primary documents and public records referenced in this account are available from the following sources:
- KTUL — coverage of the jury verdict and sentencing.
- ProPublica / Nonprofit Explorer — Reckless Saints of Nowhere (Form 990 excerpts and officer listings).
- Julie Roys / investigative summary — references and excerpts from the probable-cause affidavit (items and transactions).
- Tulsa County District Court & Clerk — instructions for obtaining court records, dockets, and affidavits (OSCN docket search is the statewide portal). Use the OSCN case/docket search to request or view filings by party name or case number.
- Grantmakers / IRS-derived profile — alternative Form 990/990-PF listings for the nonprofit.
Notes on the probable-cause affidavits
Probable-cause affidavits and other court exhibits are official court filings and are generally obtainable through the Tulsa County Clerk’s Office or the Oklahoma State Courts Network (OSCN) docket search. Some investigative outlets have reproduced or summarized portions of the affidavits; to view the affidavits themselves, request the criminal case file from the Tulsa County District Court clerk or search OSCN by the defendants’ names.
What this report does NOT claim:
This story presents verified, public-record facts and reporting. It does not assign civil liability beyond the criminal verdict, nor does it assert the existence of partnerships or financial relationships beyond what is documented in the sources cited above. If additional primary documents (complete court exhibits or bank records) are produced publicly, they can be appended to this account as addenda.
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