The leader of a church in the New York borough of Brooklyn, nicknamed by the press as the ‘bling bishop’ for his glamorous lifestyle and haute couture clothingwas sentenced this Monday, June 17, to nine years in prison for defrauding parishioners.
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Lamor Whiteheadfounder and leader of the Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries church, who boasted of his friendship with the mayor of New York, Eric Adams, and hip-hop artists, rose to fame in July 2022 when in the middle of a religious service broadcast by streaming He was the subject, along with his wife, of a robbery in which the thieves took jewelry valued at more than a million dollars.
After being found guilty by a popular jury in a trial held last March, federal judge for the southern district of Manhattan, Lorna Schofield, sentenced him to nine years in prison for wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to federal agents.
Also, you will have to restitute $85,000 to victims and pay a fine of $95,000in addition to spending another three years on probation upon release from prison.
Lamor Whitehead is a scammer who stole millions of dollars in a string of financial frauds and even robbed one of his own parishioners
“Lamor Whitehead is a fraudster who stole millions of dollars in a string of financial frauds and even robbed one of his own parishioners. “He lied to federal agents and lied to the Court again at his trial,” District Attorney Damian Williams alleged in a statement.
According to the accusation, The 45-year-old pastor induced one of his parishioners to invest about $90,000 of her retirement savingspromising him that he would use the money to help him buy a house.
However, the pastor assigned him to acquire luxury items and sustain your lifestyle. When the victim asked for a refund after failing to keep her promises, Whitehead continued lying to evade her.
Whitehead also extorted $5,000 from a businessman. He then tried to convince him to lend him half a million and give him a stake in certain real estate transactions in exchange for the New York mayor’s help, knowing that he would not be able to obtain the favors he promised.
The shepherd too He manipulated bank statements and monthly income to obtain million-dollar loans and lied to police authorities.
AFP
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