There were between 20 and 25 worshipers in the church when the robbery took place, authorities said.
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Pastor Lamor Whitehead’s name became a trend on social networks after a video was released where the popular Brooklyn pastor, as well as his wife, are stripped of their expensive jewelry in the middle of a sermon shortly after 11:00 in the morning at the hands of three men dressed in black.
In the video one of the men appears to put a gun to Whitehead’s back as he picks up the jewelry, which is reportedly they are worth between $400,000 and $1 million.
After what Whitehead offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of his assailants, it was revealed that the pastor known for the Instagram videos where he shows off his luxurious cars, as well as brand-name clothing and real estate, he is a scammer.
In a lawsuit filed last year in the Brooklyn Supreme Court that was published by different New York media, it is disclosed that Whitehead is accused of convincing Pauline Anderson, 56, to invest her life savings in a company. with the promise that he could help her buy a house despite her poor credit history.
According to court documents, the parishioner trusting the word of her pastor wrote her a check for $90,000 in November 2020 and trusted him to give her $100 a month to support herself, but the promise was never kept.
After several months of non-compliance by Whitehead, the victim pointed out that in early 2021 the pastor told him that his investment had been treated as a donation from his then campaign for Brooklyn Borough President, so he wouldn’t give him a dollar back.
“Mr. Whitehead fraudulently induced Mrs. Anderson to liquidate her life savings to pay him back for the $90,000.00 ‘investment’, promising to use the funds to buy and renovate a house for her”, the lawsuit alleges. And he adds: “Millisecond. Instead, Anderson was left with nothing more than a vague promise from Mr. Whitehead to return the funds in the future, followed by an affirmation that I had no further obligation to do so”.
The victim preferred not to comment on the matter. because his trial is still going on and he doesn’t want to get in the way.
This is not the first time Pastor Whitehead has found himself in legal trouble, years ago He was sentenced to state prison for committing identity fraud and grand theft.
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