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Flashy NYC bishop who was robbed of $1M in jewelry allegedly stole $90K from congregant
2022-07-29
[NYPOST] The flashy Brooklyn pastor who was robbed of more than $1 million in jewelry during a live-streamed church service was accused of stealing $90,000 from a congregant in a lawsuit filed last year.

Bishop Lamor Whitehead — who is known for flaunting his Gucci suits, diamond-encrusted chains and stable of luxury vehicles — allegedly has a history of grifting and even served time in prison for identity theft and grand larceny.

Pauline Anderson, 56, accused the Rolls-Royce driving clergyman of convincing her to liquidate her life savings and pay him a $90,000 "investment" in November 2020 with the promise that he would buy and renovate a home for her, according to her Brooklyn Supreme Court lawsuit.

Whitehead also agreed to pay Anderson $100 per month since the savings was her only source of income, says the suit, first reported by The City on Thursday.

Whitehead, 44, allegedly only made one of the $100 payments to Anderson in January 2021, and each time she asked about the status of her home in the following months, he repeatedly told her that he was tied up with his election campaign for Brooklyn Borough President, according to the lawsuit.

Ultimately, instead of helping Anderson find a home, Whitehead used the funds as down payment on the contract to purchase a $4.4 million home for himself in Saddle River, New Jersey, the suit alleges.

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Posted by: M. Murcek   2022-07-29 17:18  

#4  Its just a thin vermeer to hide his past.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2022-07-29 17:15  

#3  His taste certainly runs to the baroque, based on the photo at the link.
Posted by: trailing wife   2022-07-29 16:39  

#2  

RUMOR HAS IT.
He and his wife had the Robbery planned and staged to run an insurance scam for the stolen items.
Which may or may not have been still the real thing.
Posted by: NN2N1   2022-07-29 09:13  

#1  Inside job with his blessings?
Posted by: Phons Omert2327   2022-07-29 02:12  

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