Black Bishop Robbed In Church of $1M Dollars In Jewelry 😱 Allegedly Stole $90K From Church Member

Black Bishop Robbed In Church of $1M Dollars In Jewelry 😱 Allegedly Stole $90K From Church Member

Bishop Lamor Whitehead being robbed of roughly $1 million in jewelry during his church

Whitehead told CBS News he believes it was a targeted robbery because the suspects knew he had jewelry and money on him. They got away with his bishop’s ring, wedding band, and several chains he was wearing under his robes. The incident will not deter the bishop from wearing jewelry during services going forward.

“It’s not about me being flashy,” he said. “It’s about me purchasing what I want to purchase. It’s my prerogative to purchase what I want to purchase. If I worked hard for it, I can purchase what I want to purchase.”

Mayor Eric Adams commented on the robbery in a statement this week, saying the NYPD is looking into it.

“No one in this city should be the victim of armed robbery, let alone our faith leaders and congregants worshiping in a House of God,” said Adams. “The NYPD is investigating this crime and will work tirelessly to bring the criminals involved to justice.”

The flashy Brooklyn pastor who was robbed of more than $1 million in jewelry during a livestreamed church service was accused of stealing $90,000 from a congregant in a lawsuit filed last year.

Bishop Lamor Whitehead — who is known for flaunting his Gucci suits, diamond-encrusted chains and stable of luxury vehicles — allegedly has a history of grifting and even served time in prison for identity theft and grand larceny.

Pauline Anderson, 56, accused the Rolls-Royce-driving clergyman of convincing her to liquidate her life savings and pay him a $90,000 “investment” in November 2020 with the promise that he would buy and renovate a home for her, according to her Brooklyn Supreme Court lawsuit.

Whitehead also agreed to pay Anderson $100 per month, since the savings was her only source of income, says the suit, first reported by The City on Thursday.

Whitehead, 44, allegedly only made one of the $100 payments to Anderson in January 2021, and each time she asked about the status of her home in the following months, he repeatedly told her that he was tied up with his election campaign for Brooklyn borough president, according to the lawsuit.

Ultimately, instead of helping Anderson find a home, Whitehead used the funds as down payment on the contract to purchase a $4.4 million home for himself in Saddle River, New Jersey, the suit alleges.

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