'Bling Bishop' Lamor Whitehead is sentenced to nine years in jail

Brooklyn's 'bling bishop' Lamor Whitehead will spend nine years behind bars for a litany of crimes including defrauding and extorting his own parishioners.

The 46-year-old church leader was found guilty in March of five counts including wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the - stemming from three separate schemes.

Whitehead - who became notorious for the luxury suits he wore and the Rolls Royce he drove while running the Leaders of Tomorrow International Ministries in Canarsie - has been held in custody since Judge Lorna G. Schofield revoked his bail last month.

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