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A Brooklyn preacher who prosecutors say looted a parishioner's retirement savings and tried to extort a businessman to fuel his lavish lifestyle is set to go on trial in Manhattan federal court

A Brooklyn preacher with ties to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to go on trial Monday in Manhattan federal court over charges that he looted a parishioner’s retirement savings and tried to extort a businessman to fuel his lavish lifestyle.

Lamor Miller-Whitehead, 47, a Rolls Royce-driving bishop, faces the start of jury selection two years after a grand jury lodged charges against him including wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, attempted extortion and making false statements to federal law enforcement officials.

Prosecutors say he plundered a parishioner’s savings and duped a businessman with false claims that they could leverage his connections to New York City officials, including Adams, to make millions of dollars. Miller-Whitehead has pleaded not guilty.

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[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This is the kind of motherfucker Jesus would have chased with a whip.

[–] Cosmonauticus@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's comments like this that make me miss shittywatercolour

[–] EdibleFriend@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Now I'm sad :(

[–] TruthAintEasy@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

Never met a poor preacher, seems like a nice easy job for people with no morals. Sorry preach, Jesus said your supposed to live in poverty, not own 7 motorcycles and 4 atv's and a Lexus, and a boat, and a cottage by the lake. Pharisees

[–] LanternEverywhere@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

Ties to eric adams, that explains it. Adams is as nakedly corrupt as Trump

[–] Naja_Kaouthia@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

While he’s wearing a Fendi suit.