'Bling bishop' US pastor sentenced to 9 years in prison
A flamboyant Brooklyn pastor known as the "Bling bishop" has been sentenced to nine years in prison for schemes that included preying on the bank account of one of his own followers.
Lamor Whitehead, a New York preacher known for his flashy lifestyle, was found guilty in March of wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, attempted extortion and making false statements to federal investigators.
Prosecutors argued that Whitehead, 45, used his position as a religious leader to fleece people out of money to fund his lavish lifestyle.
Whitehead made headlines in 2022 after he was robbed at gunpoint during a live-streamed sermon. The thieves made off with $1m (£840,000) in watches, diamonds and emeralds.
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, called Whitehead a "con man" and said the sentence marks the end of his "various schemes".
Now do every other prosperity gospel preacher
"They white, tho."- cops probably
Nah, a lot of them aren't. For example, they didn't charge Creflo Dollar with anything back when they pretended to investigate him and 5 other prosperity gospel con artists, most of whom were white, because those 6 were clever enough to only defraud people in ways allowed by the broken legal system.
Amazing, a literal church of the Dollar
I was about to say "only in America", but then I remembered that they've successfully exported the abominable practice to several African countries too, maybe other continents as well 🤬😮💨