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BROOKLYN, NEW YORK : SEPTEMBER 7, 2020- Bishop Lamor Whitehead, NYPD Patrol Borough Brooklyn North Chief Judith Harrison, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Media Personality Angela Yee and Recording Artist Frivio attend the Peace Walk from Brooklyn Borough Hall to Restoration Plaza in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn convened by Bishop Lamor Whitehead. Credit: mpi43/MediaPunch /IPX

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK: SEPTEMBER 7, 2020- Bishop Lamor Whitehead, NYPD Patrol Borough Brooklyn North Chief Judith Harrison, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Media Personality Angela Yee and Recording Artist Frivio attend the Peace Walk from Brooklyn Borough Hall to Restoration Plaza in the Bedford Stuyvesant section of Brooklyn convened by Bishop Lamor Whitehead. Credit: mpi43/MediaPunch /IPX

A preacher notorious for proselytizing in flashy suits and expensive jewelry in Brooklyn was found guilty on multiple counts of fraud after a federal jury heard extensive evidence about the so-called “Bling Bishop’s” scams, including one involving attempted extortion of a businessman and another that depleted a trusting parishioners’ retirement account.

Lamor Whitehead was on trial in the Southern District of New York for two weeks, according to the Justice Department, but it only took a matter of hours for jurors to render their verdict on Monday and find the 45-year-old Paramus, New Jersey resident guilty on two counts of wire fraud, one count of attempted wire fraud, and one count of attempted extortion. Each charge carries a hefty maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

Adding to that, Whitehead was convicted of one count of making false statements, a charge that carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

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