Brooklyn’s ‘Bling Bishop’ Spent $90,000 Of A Parishoner’s Savings On Luxury Goods. Now He’s Been Convicted Of Fraud

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By Melissa Noel ·Updated March 15, 2024

Lamor Whitehead, a pastor from Brooklyn known as ‘The “Bling Bishop,’ has been convicted of defrauding a parishioner and attempting to extort a businessman, according to  The New York Times

The verdict, delivered in Manhattan federal court on Monday, found Whitehead guilty on five counts, including wire fraud, attempted extortion, and lying to the F.B.I. Prosecutors stated that Whitehead deceived and threatened his victims to obtain

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