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ENCORE: Brooklyn's Bling Bishop

2024/8/19
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Sachi Cole和Sarah Hagee讲述了拉莫尔·怀特黑德从一个穿着貂皮大衣的“高富帅”到一个声称传播上帝之道的牧师,再到最终因诈骗和敲诈勒索而被判刑的整个过程。她们详细描述了怀特黑德如何利用其魅力和影响力,欺骗了女友、室友、教区居民以及其他受害者,并与纽约市长埃里克·亚当斯建立了密切的关系,利用这种关系来提升自己的形象和筹集资金。她们还分析了怀特黑德的犯罪动机,以及他如何利用繁荣福音的教义来掩盖其诈骗行为。此外,她们还探讨了怀特黑德与亚当斯之间的复杂关系,以及怀特黑德的被捕对亚当斯的影响。 Sachi Cole和Sarah Hagee深入分析了拉莫尔·怀特黑德的诈骗手段,包括利用身份盗窃、虚假宣传、敲诈勒索等方式敛财。她们揭露了怀特黑德如何伪装成虔诚的牧师,利用人们对宗教的信任来获取巨额资金。她们还详细描述了怀特黑德奢华的生活方式,以及他如何利用与埃里克·亚当斯的联系来逃避法律制裁。此外,她们还探讨了怀特黑德的被捕对他的支持者和受害者的影响,以及对繁荣福音这一宗教现象的反思。

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Lamor Whitehead, known as Brooklyn's Bling Bishop, is discussed in relation to his criminal activities and his relationship with New York politician Eric Adams.

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Now that Lamor Whitehead has been sent to prison, we return to his Biblical fall from grace. In 2006, Lamor gets arrested while wearing a mink coat, prompting the New York post to dub him a “high roller.” But after a stint in prison, Lamor reinvents himself as a man of God. He starts his own for-profit ministry called Leaders of Tomorrow and befriends some very influential people, including New York politician Eric Adams. But Lamor never lets go of his flashy lifestyle. After he gets robbed while wearing expensive jewelry, his community begins to wonder: How does the pastor of a tiny church afford all of this luxury? 

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