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NEW YORK — A judge sentenced Bishop Lamor Miller-Whitehead to nine years in prison Monday after his conviction on multiple charges. He also was sentenced to three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $85,000 in restitution and ordered to forfeit $95,000. Miller-Whitehead, known for his flashy lifestyle, was convicted in March of wire fraud, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI.Prosecutors alleged Miller-Whitehead convinced a parishioner to invest $90,000 in savings with him and promising to help her buy a home. He then spent on luxury goods for himself, prosecutors said. He was also accused of trying to defraud and extort a businessman and of...

Bishop Lamor Whitehead sentenced to 9 years in prison

Manhattan, NY

The Shade Room

Bishop Lamor Whitehead, also known as the “Bling Bishop,” has been sentenced to prison time. The ruling comes three months after he was convicted on fraud and extortion charges. Additionally, the bishop’s legal team has issued a statement in response to the ruling. RELATED: Bishop Lamor Whitehead Arrested For Defrauding Parishioner Out Of $90K Savings, Plus [...]
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New York City, NY

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Brooklyn, NY

Lamor Whitehead, a flashy Brooklyn pastor nicknamed the “Bling Bishop,” was sentenced Monday to nine years in prison after being convicted of using a parishioner’s retirement savings and trying to extort a businessman, the US Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced.

Brooklyn pastor ‘Bling Bishop’ sentenced to 9 years for fraud and extortion, US attorney says

Boeing confirmed on Monday that it had reached a deal with the US Department of Justice over two fatal 737 MAX crashes, with court documents showing the planemaker set to plead guilty to fraud. "We have reached an agreement in principle on terms of a resolution with the Justice Department," Boeing said in a statement.

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Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

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The e-Texan

New York – As Trump anticipates his sentencing on July 11th in the New York hush money case, Florida Judge Aileen Cannon made a ruling this Monday. Despite rejecting Trump’s legal team's request to dismiss several charges in the classified documents case, she conceded on a minor point. She removed a portion of the charges that referenced an uncharged allegation, but upheld the other charges.

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Rick Heitzmann, FirstMark Capital founder, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss balancing the AI hype in the tech trade.

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The history of 737 Max crashes reveals fatal flaws in MCAS software, grounding fleet globally for over a year amid regulatory scrutiny.

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Englewood Cliffs, NJ

New Jersey Monitor

Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife unloaded gold bars and coins worth almost $250,000 weeks before FBI agents searched their home, a jeweler testified Wednesday.
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Experts say to notify your bank that your cards were lost or stolen so they can be canceled and the bank can send you replacements via mail. Keeping an extra card and cash at home can come in handy if you lose your wallet. Freezing your credit immediately can prohibit...

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CNBC’s Diana Olick joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss how companies are making carbon-free cement.

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Waukee, IA

Your article was successfully shared with the contacts you provided. A former financial advisor in Iowa who appeared on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s “most wanted” list has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering charges. William Jack Berg, 51, who was arrested in April, pleaded...

Former FBI 'Most Wanted' Advisor Pleads Guilty to Fraud, Money Laundering

New Jersey State

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

Los Angeles, CA

Five people were arrested in Los Angeles for their involvement in a scheme to defraud Medicare of more than $15 million through sham hospice companies. Petros Fichidzhyan, 43, Juan Carlos Esparza, 32, and Karpis Srapyan, 34, allegedly operated and owned sham hospice companies that were purportedly owned by foreign nationals, the Justice Department said June 7.

5 arrested for $15M Medicare fraud, money laundering scheme

San Francisco, CA

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Chicago, IL

Three former executives of Outcome Health (Outcome), a Chicago-based health technology start-up company, were sentenced for their roles in a fraud scheme that targeted the company’s clients, lenders, and investors and involved approximately $1 billion in fraudulently obtained funds. Rishi Shah, 38, a co-founder and former CEO of Outcome,...

Outcome Health executives sentenced for $1 billion fraud scheme

Gloucester County, NJ

Franklinville, NJ

FRANKLINVILLE, N.J. -A Gloucester County, New Jersey, man admitted today that he defrauded the government of more than $200,000 in Social Security and Medicaid benefits, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Man Guilty of $200K Social Security & Medicaid Fraud

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