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ENCORE: Brooklyn's Bling Bishop

2024/8/19
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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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