Posted on 07/30/2022 2:09:33 AM PDT by Libloather
The New York bishop who was robbed at gunpoint during a livestreamed service was once accused of conning a congregant out of her life savings, according to court documents - all while running his unsuccessful campaign for Brooklyn Borough president in 2021.
Bishop Lamor Whitehead, known for his designer clothes and luxury cars, raised eyebrows when police valued the worth of the jewelry stolen from him and his family on Sunday to be close to $1 million. Whitehead has over 1.6 million followers on Instagram, where he regularly goes live.
The parishioner, Pauline Anderson, sued Whitehead in September 2021, alleging that she gave him $90,000 to help her buy a home after she told him she had poor credit. Per court documents, she sued him and alleged he kept the money and lined his pockets for his political campaign.
The lawsuit, first reported on by The City, alleges that Whitehead first met Anderson after he helped her son Rasheed secure housing after an intensive surgery procedure.
Anderson alleged that Whitehead helped her get in touch with two lenders who said her chances of securing a mortgage were very low because of her credit. Then, Whitehead asked Anderson to move her retirement savings into her personal bank account and offered her a deal.
"Mr. Whitehead proposed that Ms. Anderson should invest her money into his company, Defendant LWI, and offered to use the money to purchase a home for her, to make any needed repairs to the property so that it would be habitable for Ms. Anderson, and then return any unused portion of the "investment," Anderson's attorneys wrote in the lawsuit. "When Ms. Anderson expressed reservations because she had no other income with which to support herself, Mr. Whitehead offered to provide her with $100.00 per month...
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Not my circus, not my monkeys
A black, white gangstah!
That’s my opinion as well.
“Close your eyes and see green,” the minister exhorted. “Money up to your armpits, a roomful of money and there you are, just tossing around in it like a swimming pool.”
The preacher was the Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter 2nd—better known as “Reverend Ike”—urging several thousand of his devoted parishioners to think positive thoughts.
From the red‐carpeted stage of what was once a Loew’s movie palace at 175th Street and Broadway, Reverend Ike evoked giggles from the predominantly black congregation. But they repeated his words obediently during a recent Sunday as, microphone in hand, he sang, “Lots and lots of money, ready for my use, oh yes, it’s ready for my use.”
I thought he got kilt.
Awfully hard to collect the insurance loot that way.
TV evangelists seem to always be in a class of their own.
The guys who stole the jewelry are Robbin’ the Hood.
Except, this guy seems so corrupt, insurance scam is a real possibility. A Jussie Smollet play.f
Because of course. That’s why.
I like the way you spelled kilt.
I also like boilt peanuts.
I’m beginning to like this guy. Separating the mark from his buck is a positive economic function. Sounds like he may be a little over qualified for a New York City politician, though.
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