Posted on 03/08/2023 10:33:05 AM PST by thegagline
Controversial Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead fabricated bank records in an attempt to finance his million-dollar New Jersey mansion, federal prosecutors charged in a new indictment Wednesday.
To get a mortgage approved for the sprawling Paramus estate, Whitehead, 44, altered bank records to make it appear that an LLC he controlled had an average balance of more than $2 million — when it actually had less than $10, the feds allege.
The embattled church leader — who made headlines in 2022 when he was robbed at gunpoint of more than $1 million in jewels in front of his congregation — also allegedly created a fake bank account as part of the scheme to get the mortgage loan in 2019.
The pastor “fabricated bank records for AMS LLC, from at least in or about October 2018 up to and including … February 2019, in an effort to obtain a mortgage in excess of $1.3 million to fund [his] purchase of a home in Paramus, New Jersey,” ***
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The feds also allege he applied for a fraudulent $250,000 business loan using the LLC — Anointing Management Services — by similarly misrepresenting the finances of the company. *** Whitehead leads a small congregation in the Canarsie section of Brooklyn called Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries, where he preaches a “prosperity gospel” and asks his followers to “sow” — or donate money — to the church.
The pastor, who has ties to Mayor Eric Adams dating back to 2013, drives luxury cars and wears designer suits and pricey jewelry during his church services, as well as at his recent appearances in federal court.*** He also faces an extortion charge for another scam, in which he allegedly promised to use his influence to get “favorable actions” from the city in real estate deals. ***
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He's a felon and a grifter.
A minor epigone of Reverend Ike.
Growing up in NY, I’d occasionally listen to Rev Ike. The “Send in your money and I will bless you” business model.
Interesting how the press is careful to use Whitehead’s self-styled honorific ‘Bishop’.
Honorary member of the “JustUs” brothers — nod to Rush!
Reverend Al comes to mind.
I miss Rush.....a bunch.
So do I, might sound weird but somedays so much it emotionally hurts.
Rush was a true beacon of hope, he deserves the rest our Lord took him to.
Me, too. On the big RL: WWRL, the voice of Harlem.
1.3 million is not exactly mansion money in New Jersey. The place looks like a typical McMansion squeezed onto a small lot.
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