‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead laying low in NJ McMansion after fed fraud charges
Controversial Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead was laying low at his gaudy New Jersey McMansion Tuesday, one day after getting slammed with federal charges for alle♐gedly scamming a member of his con🌠gregation.
Whitehead, 44, was holed up at home Tuesday morning before he briefly emerged from the sprawling, two-story brick house aro♏und noon to tell a Post reporter to scram𒆙 — and yelled out “Not guilty!” when pressed about the allegations lodged by Manhattan federal prosecutors Monday.
“Everybody who got arrested is not guilty,” said Whitehead, who was sporting designer clothes, including Gucci shoes and a large belt, also by the luxury label. “OK, brother?”
At one point, a black Chevy Suburban pulled right up to the door of the mansion so Whitehead could hop inside unseen — only to return moments later because he forgot something at the house.
A w❀hite Rolls-Royce SUV and a white Mercedes G Waꦰgon were also parked in the drive of the Paramus, NJ, mansion.
Paramus police were later called to the house, going in to speak to Whitehead and then telling The Post, “He said he doesn’t want to talk to you guys.”
The flashy Brooklyn pastor, who made headlines earlier this year when he was robbed at gunpoint while delivering a sermon, was charged Monday with allegedly scammin🍌g a parishioner out of $90,000 and blowing it on luxury goods.
The parishioner told the feds that Whitehead promised her he would use the money to buy her a home — a promise he allegedly never fulfilled.
He’s also charged with extortion in another scam, in which he allegedly received $5,000 from a local businessman and asked for a $500,000 loan, promising to use his influence to get “favorable actions” from the city in real estate deals.
Property records show that Whitehead bought the six-bedroom, 𒁃seven-bath Paramus house in 2019 for $1.64 million.
The 6,200ꦫ-square-foot home sits on less than half an acre, and is currently worth more than $2.8 million, according to Zillow and Trulia.
Whitehead, who motors around in a Rolls-Royce and typi🐎cally wears glittery jewelry, ෴faces up to 65 years in federal prison if he is convicted of the federal charges, prosecutors said.
He pleade🀅d not guilty at his arraignment an🌞d was released on a $500,000 bond.
His lawyer, Dawn Flori✱🤪o, denied the allegations outside the courthouse.
“We are vigorously going to defend these accusations,” Florio said. “We feel that he is being targeted and he is being turned from a victim into a villain.”
The flamboyant pastor boasts ties to Mayor Eric Adams but was also convicted of identity theft charges in 2006 for using victims’ personal information to buy cars and motorcycles.
He was sentenced to 30 years in stꦆate prison but was released for good behavior in 2013.
Whitehead is also named in a number of civil lawsuits, including one filed by a former campaign worker who claims the bishop bil𒈔ked him out of $56,000.
