Brooklyn’s ‘bling bishop’ sentenced to nine years for defrauding parishioner

Lamor Whitehead accused of conning woman out of her life savings and then spending the money on luxury goods

Brooklyn's bling bishop" Lamor Whitehead, sometimes described as a mentor to New York's mayor, Eric Adams, has been sentenced to nine years in prison for defrauding a parishioner's mother out of her life savings and other scams.

The Manhattan federal court judge Lorna Schofield handed down the sentence to Whitehead on Monday, three months after he was convicted of wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI.