The ‘Bling Bishop’ maintains his innocence despite charges of fraud, extortion, and false statements
A Brooklyn pastor known for his Rolls Royce, designer suits and extravagant jewelry received a nine-year sentence Tuesday for stealing froma parishioner, seeking to defraud and extort a businessman and committing loan fraud.
The ‘Bling Bishop’ stands convicted of five federal crimes but will appeal the verdict.
"Bling Bishop" Lamor Whitehead, leader of a church in Brooklyn, New York, has been convicted of five federal crimes.
Lamor Whitehead has faced multiple legal challenges since a million-dollar robbery last year put him in the spotlight.
The New York City preacher robbed of $1 million worth of jewelry last year allegedly told a real estate investor that his influence with New York Mayor Eric Adams was so powerful he could ...