‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead could land in jail for ‘threatening’ scam victim with Bible verse
NY Post
The feds want to throw convicted fraudster “Bling Bishop” Lamor Whitehead in jail ahead of his July sentencing after he allegedly flashed confidential case documents and made veiled threats against one of his accusers — by reciting a Bible verse.
Prosecutors say Whitehead — who was found guilty in March of fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI for bilking an elderly woman out of her retirement savings, among other things — broke a restraining order when he showed off several documents in the April 30 video, according to federal court filings.
On Monday, prosecutors said in Manhattan federal court that the flamboyant 45-year-old pastor from Brooklyn also used a Bible psalm to make veiled threats against Pauline Anderson — the woman he scammed out of $90,000.
“Touch not my anointed,” Whitehead allegedly said, quoting Psalms 105, during an April 30 livestreamed service. The Old Testament scripture can loosely be translated to Whitehead believing he’s beyond criticism as a pastor.
“The court ought to remand Mr. Whitehead,” one prosecutor told Judge Lorna G. Schofield at a Monday hearing. “He is not credible, he cannot be trusted.”
Whitehead tried to rebut the claims in court — where the flashy pastor wore an $1,100 Burberry reversible corduroy-trimmed quilted shell and checked cotton jacket, Louis Vuitton loafers worth $700 and held a Fendi Zucca-patterned rucksack that cost an eye-popping $1,500.
