Article 670HA Brooklyn pastor who was robbed on live stream in July charged with fraud

Brooklyn pastor who was robbed on live stream in July charged with fraud

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Lamor Miller-Whitehead, the bling-bling bishop' with hip-hop connections, is accused of swindling his own parishioners

The Brooklyn pastor who made headlines when he was robbed of an estimated $1m in jewelry during a church service being broadcast online in July was arrested on federal fraud charges on Monday after he allegedly swindled parishioners.

US prosecutors in Manhattan charged that Lamor Miller-Whitehead, 44, solicited money from victims - including $90,000 from a retired parishioner - using threats or false promises of enriching them, but then pocketed the money for himself and sometimes spent it on luxury goods.

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