A flashy New York bishop, who was famously robbed earlier this year in the middle of a church service, is now facing federal charges over an ungodly scheme that allegedly included swindling one of his parishioners, prosecutors revealed on Monday.
, Whitehead credited his time in prison, where he spent six years of his 11-year sentence due to good behavior, for bringing him closer to God. He founded the Leaders of Tomorrow Ministry that same year.
Earlier this year, Whitehead garnered national headlines after he and his family were robbed at gunpoint of hundreds of thousands of dollrs worth of jewelry during a live-streamed Sunday service. Two men were ultimately charged, however allegations quickly swirled that Whitehead had bilked a Brooklyn woman out of her life savings—prompting New York City Mayor Eric Adams to defend his friendship with Whitehead..
The indictment states that between April 2020 and July 2021, Whitehead elicited about $90,000 from a woman who attended his church, telling her he would use the money to help her get home and then invest any remaining money in his real-estate business. Then in April 2022, Whitehead attempted to convince a local businessman to lend him around $500,000 and give him a stake in certain real-estate transactions in exchange for Whitehead obtaining “ favorable actions by the New York City government...that would enrich [them] both.”
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