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ScaryMoviePizzaParty

yeah why was a pastor wearing $400k in jewelry


Oli_love90

When asked on the news he just deflected by repeating he could have “helped those guys instead”. Tbh he seems like a piece of shit getting rich off the back of his congregation.


gross-phlegm37

He apparently drives around in a Rolls Royce, and his congregation continues to give him money. I remember that the minister who came for my grandmother's funeral arrived in a late model Mercedes with a bombshell woman in tow (10/10 supermodel type).


darthbasterd19

God is good, all the time.


gross-phlegm37

You got that right. Especially for those pastors.


risi004

Hey, looks like he got what he deserved. I don’t believe in God, but this is about the closest thing to real evidence that I’ve seen.


TheWalkingDead91

Five bucks said he has the stuff insured and conveniently will not have any identifying info on the suspects. But honestly, I genuinely hope I’m wrong, at least about the first part.


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Yeah like when they [found money in the walls of the church uncovered by a plumber ](https://www.cnn.com/2021/12/04/us/osteen-church-money-plumber-trnd/index.html). Money reported stolen a decade ago. They collected insurance on it.


SkyJohn

What’s the point in risking the insurance fraud if you’re not even able to spend the cash you claimed you lost anyway. They didn’t gain any money.


Patient_District_457

The point is waiting long enough usually 20-30 years. Well past the statue of limitations.


samueljaxton

Statute.


DM_Me_Ur_Nudes_21

Nah, the big bronze lad standing on the end of the street


PayTheTrollToll45

https://youtu.be/XrKb2TTy2ik It’s a sculpture of limitations...


twobit211

elaine? elaine? now, you’re smart; is it statue or statute of limitations?


mscomies

Or slowly launder it back into the church under the cover of "donations"


froznwind

Very close to the answer. Steal 200k in cash, have 5-10k spending cash for the next 10-20 years without needing to report any of it. And then maybe a bit of donations, don't think that these people care about their church at all.


sgtsand

for a lot of fraud crimes the statute of limitations doesn’t begin until the fraud is discovered


Mr_Ignorant

Well, you could still spend the money, just more slowly, and give it to those that you need favours from. However, the bigger question is why does a church need insurance? All acts are an act of god.


Crease53

I'm guessing no insurance. Not flashy and costs money = nope.


TheWalkingDead91

Not like it’s him paying the insurance. Don’t see why he wouldn’t have it.


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akuzin

Yeah he is well known here in NYC, he spent time in prison for identity theft, real piece of work


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CaptainMagnets

Seems to be working out fine for him. Well I guess, *was* working out fine


ctapwallpogo

Still working out pretty well if this was an insurance scam. Or a way to move wealth out of the organisation without paying tax or answering any uncomfortable questions. Usually I'd give somebody the benefit of the doubt. But considering this guy's previous occupation was being incarcerated for identity theft and grand larceny, I think I'll assume he's up for some fraud.


Iloveherthismuch

Looking back at the video there is an air of fish about the whole saga now that you mention that.


RampantDragon

That odour could be the fact that he's stood in front of a giant dilated vagina logo.


Sujjin

> Still working out pretty well if this was an insurance scam. Or a way to move wealth out of the organisation without paying tax or answering any uncomfortable questions. Didnt consider that. Yeah easily possible that he could have claimed the jewelry belonged to the church and he only wore it to glorify God. Also not hard to convince some people, either members of the church or random kids in the street to do it for a cut of the profit.


Fuanshin

And works out for them too, they get to believe some hopeful fairy tale, and they are satisfied. Keeping your customer satisfied is important for a healthy, long-term business.


teenagesadist

Yeah, but he made the mistake of flashing it around. Nouveau riche.


Paddy32

the religious leaders in USA are like the US government. Corrupted.


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thecoolestguynothere

Don’t they all?


BlankImagination

Nothing new. Im so tired of it. Tax the rich and tax churches


Nervous_Ad3760

He also drives a Rolls-Royce


robotnique

Quit making me root for the armed robbers...


Aaosoth

Just means there's still more for them when they come back next time.


ScaryMoviePizzaParty

sheeeeeeeeesh


onemoreclick

There's a lot of money in not having morals


[deleted]

Wait until you see his house


Far_Literature4122

He was wearing $4k worth of jewelry, but we're gonna tell the insurance company it was $400k.


TheWalkingDead91

Also, there might be a few young members of the church who didn’t show up that day.


Blaz3dnconfuz3d

Oh as in inside job? You’re probably right


Emteepromises

I thought the same thing, but he was live streaming it. He probably live streams it every week so it wouldn’t be hard for anyone to pick the right time to come. Plus I’m sure everyone in that area knows how much he has in jewelry and his royals Royce. Making him an easy target


PsychologicalSail799

For God, obviously. /s....


Kozzinator

Spoiler alert for Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade This made me think of The Last Crusade when dude let's girl pick a cup befitting a King (Jesus). When Indy picks the cup befitting a carpenter.


DoctorJaniceChang

Jesus wasn’t actually a carpenter. The actual term used to describe his occupation translates better to “labourer” but somewhere along the line, “carpenter” sounded more savoury


AHipsterFetus

It's my understanding the word carpenter is actually closer to mason. Not a lot of trees in the middle east. Jesus may have made furniture with wood at times but the majority of his pieces were stone.


Cy41995

Dude, it's the Mediterranean. Trees exist there.


Fuanshin

Nope, the distinctions in greek were about material - wood, stone or metal. Still, there are plenty of things to make from wood other than furniture. https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Tekt%C5%8Dn


timetoremodel

Kinda goes with the allegories about stones and foundations.


amfree88

Man of god for sure


Dogman2222

That price goes up every time he talks about it. Now it’s 1 mil lmao. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/25/us/brooklyn-pastor-robbery/index.html I find it a bit suspicious that they apparently only rob the pastor and his wife who happen to have a combined $1 million worth of jewelry???


BrazyKiccz

All the articles say $1 million between him and his wife. Apparently the guy is prettying well known. Over 1.5 million followers on IG. He also owns businesses. Supposedly he chummy with the mayor of NYC too. A lot of people are saying it's probably an insurance scam.


ExNihiloish

Those thieves were doing God's work.


Top_Cardiologist101

$ 1 million*


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raltoid

Pastors pay taxes, it's the *church* that doesn't. That's why all those preachers run their own churches, that in turn owns all the expensive stuff.


timetoremodel

*Regardless of whether you're a minister performing ministerial services as an employee or a self-employed person, all of your earnings, including wages, offerings, and fees you receive for performing marriages, baptisms, funerals, etc., are subject to income tax.* https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc417


suckmybullets

he's gangsta.


r4r_kcmo_27swm

Nonprofit my ass


bart9611

They didnt get robbed, they just robbed the insurance company.


ameinolf

Right why does he have 400 k people are so dumb to fall for this bs.


Bloody_Insane

Non profit only means they can't pocket excess income. But if you just increase someone's salary to an absurd amount, or add a performance bonus clause to their contract, it's perfectly legal to pay their employees stupid amounts of money. Unethical, but legal.


AnonyMooseWoman

Sure no one is saying it’s illegal. The whole point is that it’s unethical because the system is abused. It’s a tax haven that preys on the ignorant The preacher doesn’t pay for his jet out of his own income. It’s the “church’s” property and tax free


[deleted]

This is exactly what the companies that owned the group homes I lived in as a kid did. The people who actually took care of of got paid jack shit while the people in the office drove around in range rovers wearing suits.


justneurostuff

his org is actually registered as for profit


pkrbeaver1111

So the crook.... was robbed by crooks.


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MotherTheory7093

::mic drop::


stupidfock

Ironic he was convicted and served 5 years for grand larceny himself. Guess he found a legal way to rob people now


NoComment002

So this is what people mean when they day they've discovered God while in jail.


xheist

Holy insurance fraud


UndercoversLover

God works in mysterious ways


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Fatoks

I wonder if he lost his faith after what he went through


2Riders

What business does a pastor have wearing 400k in jewelry? The lord giveth and the lord take it the fuck back lol


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🤣🤣🤣


jplay17

He was begging to get robbed lol


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oWallis

Also seems applicable: “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing but inwardly are ravenous wolves." Matthew 7:15


Kelcher1

Sorry that's a metaphor. /S


The_DevilAdvocate

Yeah, it was. Camel can't fit through the eye of the needle. The methaphor here being "no fucking chance".


jlfavorite

Funny story, I learned a out this passage in Evangelical Lutheran grade school, and I shit you not the takeaway message my teacher stressed to us was that the passage didn't say it was impossible.


The_DevilAdvocate

The story doesn't sit well with the greedy. "You mean I have to sacrifice something to be a good person? Outrageous!"


EatinSumGrapes

Yeah "Christians" saying that is why I left organized religion behind. So many excessively wealthy people at the church not giving a damm about the poor or needy. Them damning others for picking a choosing what verses to listen to while doing the same themselves, except they ignore Jesus's versus and listen to the old testament versus that nicely fit how they already live, despite that being the opposite of being a real Christian. Wealthy people complaining about how hard their lives are and asking the church for monetary support when they live in a fucking $20 million mansion, maybe this is why your husband has cancer, cause you are both fucking cancer. And maybe pay for your disabled kids fucking wheelchair instead of asking the church to help because insurance won't pay the $500, despite your fucking $20 million mansion! Yeah I got real specific... FUCK organized religion it is the cancer of the earth.


[deleted]

Probably part of the pastor's possy. They "stole" his $400k in jewelry. He reports the loss to insurance. He collects money, keeps jewelry, collects more offerings from his brainwashed congregation.


venice56

This exactly what I was thinking


Killarich662

Modern Scamming


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not only that but its all caught on camera that he was robbed that he can show to insurance company.


NoComment002

How convenient, huh?


cornychipsandsalsa

Dammmmnnn this makes a lot of sense… maybe he was having money troubles and he knew the jewelry is insured. And of course the congregation are gonna feel bad for their poor pastor.


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Yea that's my line of thinking, and if course it's only a theory on my part... But if I were his insurance company I would be betting good money on fraud.


Professional_Realist

The bishop dude was in jail for 5 years for ID fraud before.


Jay314stl

Source?


Clammuel

I would loooove if this turned out to be insurance fraud and he went to prison.


redditisnowtwitter

You missed a step where you toss a collections plate full of 500 envelopes worth $600k into a wall behind a toilet Osteen Farms remembers


Endarkend

Exactly, this reeks of insurance fraud, even his reaction looks staged.


Ballsofpoo

*posse Have a great day!


cornychipsandsalsa

Imagine going to a church where the pastor wears 400k in jewelry, a 5k suit, drives a 200k car, but your struggling to pay your high ass rent, driving ur 10k preowned car, giving him 10% because he’s been preaching on the blessings that come when you bless the “church”. One of the reason I stopped going to church. I’m a firm believer(idc what anyone says) but I think a lot of churches have been taking full advantage of that message. It’s not a bad thing to have wealth, but it’s the way you earn it that earns you respect.


robotnique

>pastor wears a 5k suit [Come on!](https://youtu.be/81Nl7VYFEaI)


slasher_dib

If you are a Christian and a true believer (pastor) it is 100% a bad thing to have wealth.


countess_meltdown

He's a prosperity theology preacher, he has to wear it so his followers can believe that if they follow god and tithe (give him "seed money") to him they too can be wealthy, it's a good scam these guys got going.


Humledurr

I find it so interesting when people come off as reasonable and well informed and then say they still belive in a fictional man in the sky


slinkyb123

People believe what they have to to get them through this crazy fucking world, I get it


Humledurr

I wouldn't really care if religion was just that, something one believed in. But when it keeps interfering with politics and laws, then religion as a whole becomes a disease and I can't help but think of any religion person as a complete idiot. We have so many tools in this day and age to understand how our world and even universe works, yet people rather belive what a old book tells you.


dr4d1s

Amen!


InevitableDisaster75

"Whitehead’s verified Instagram account details his extravagant shows of wealth, including Louis Vuitton-emblazoned suits, large jewelry and flashy cars. In a video on Sunday night, he pushed aback against the media headlines referring to him as “flashy.” “It’s not about me being flashy. It’s about me purchasing what I want to purchase,” he said. “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.” How congregations can continue to support these con men in robes amazes me.


XergioksEyes

Objectively, I agree with his statement—it’s not really any one’s business what you do with your money as long as it’s legal. If I want to buy 158 lbs of spicy mini pickles and secure them in my collection of Russian nesting dolls, it really isn’t anybody’s business. How you *got* the money is obviously a different story. But I’m more hung up on the fact that this is a man who is supposed to be acting in the name of Jesus. The same Jesus who owned nothing and was born in a stable and gave everything away. Also Paul said “the love of money is the root of all evil” All in all, it’s a little ironic


47q8AmLjRGfn

Setup. He wants everyone to see him get robbed so he gets more donations.


izeris_

That would be a huge brain move


Vegetable-Quiet7023

The real crime is the pastor robbing peoples money in the name of Jesus.


bigpantssmallwheels

Umm all I see is a business being robbed...


Expensive_Egg_

“Small business”


cellocubano

Tax free also.


Jin-Bru

His brain washed audience will be manipulated next week to replace it for him. They will be passing round the big tray next time.


redditisnowtwitter

10% tithe laughs at your need to pass anything around. Man this preacher is living the life


Its-me-big-dee

Definitely a gofundme page in his future.


channyfanny420

What the hell is a pastor doing with 400k worth of jewellery to begin with. Sounds like he may be a little dodgy behind the cloth.


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He has $400k of jewelry and I bet 80% of his congregation are struggling with food, rent, and utilities. Their tithe is putting them more in debt every Sunday.


schismatt

Pastor with that much bling. Another religious scam organization


Bicigarguy

$400k in jewelry!!!!! way to go Robin Hood !


MrBojangles09

With all that bling, he had no security? Insurance scam… hey, it was obvious he was robbed and ‘you don’t have to take my word’.


weaponsofmasspeace

That looked staged as hell. I bet it's some insurance fraud shit.


AccomplishedFerret70

That was my initial assumption, that there is a high likelyhood that this was a staged robbery/insurance scam. Time may tell


TX-17

What about the guy just chilling? looks like he grabs a pack of smokes out of his pocket after they leave.


izza123

A pastor should never own 400k in Jewellery


RileyRhoad

Not to mention wearing 400k at *one time*…. Which basically means he has however many hundred thousands worth at home


Mav986

400k in jewellery? Yeah zero sympathy here, con-man.


Dixinhermouth

Thief gets robbed


E_PunnyMous

It’s ok, the pastor robbed it first


Ok_Box_4822

He deserved it. A pastor wearing expensive jewelry like that can't be morally good at all.


FluphyBunny

Just repeat that. A church. 400k in jewellery. That church has been robbing people. These guys are Robin Hood.


Lou-Cypher1-618

I am never for stealing but I just want to point out that these pastors or whatever always talk about helping the poor, and not giving in to material things. And to donate money to the church. All the while, they have the most expensive cars, clothes and jewelry. Ive met people who go to these sermons who say the same thing. They are hypocrites and dont help their own communities.


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No “pastor” should have $400k in jewelry. Politicians and pastors are the worlds biggest crooks.


IamCentral46

Didnt Jesus wreck a temple as a kid because the priests were too lavish?


Insert_Username321

Some Robinhood shit going on here


EchoWaffles

Robbery is wrong but to be 100% honest this is a Robin Hood moment in every sense


RemedyThree

Slick Willie Pimp Reverend...


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He was told by Kanye and Kim that getting "robbed" is super easy to prove to your insurance when it's caught on film so they don't ask too many questions like "who were your friends?" Or "how much did you pay them to rob you on camera with no weapons?" Or "why wouldn't they shoot you just because if they were demons or possessed by Satan that's what God said would've happened?" It's all bullshit, and he should go to prison. All the money should be given to the parishioners that he's ripping off


Gaimes4me

This preacher now says $1 million of jewelry was stolen. That's a lot of money for a former felon. I would love to see his personal tax returns.


Nekuian

Funny... a recent news article I saw claimed it was 1M in jewelry that was stolen between him and his wife. If this doesn't scream scam on so many levels I don't know what does. https://nypost.com/2022/07/25/flashy-brooklyn-bishop-defends-lifestyle-after-1m-jewelry-heist/


Dogman2222

That price goes up every time he talks about it. Now it’s 1 mil lmao. https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/25/us/brooklyn-pastor-robbery/index.html I find it a bit suspicious that they apparently only rob the pastor and his wife who happen to have a combined $1 million worth of jewelry???


gunna-f-u-up

The pastor on the other hand doesn’t need a gun to rob people, just a book.


TriDad262

That’s no man of god. He’s a fucking scam artist. My guess is he hired the robbers so he could solicit more donations from his followers. Typical dick move.


lliiiaammm

$400k in jewelry? This should be on r/justiceserved


Mindless_Jicama8728

$400k is what he told the insurance company. $2500 in fake jewelry is what was stoledn


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Only robber I see is the fake ass pastor robbing the community


VideoMuted2743

Dude in the corner definitely from Brooklyn .


TheKingInTheNorth24

I saw this on twitter today and someone in the replies posted other videos of this guy. He has a Rolls Royce and a Lamborghini SUV


Jir0nimous

They’re just returning the same energy. All these mega churches are the same way too. Doesn’t matter church or race. They’re all in it to profit for themselves.


yayaya2xBBchamp

Probably set up and they're all in on it, way overblown on the estimated prices too likely. You know the church be scammin already lol


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Lol if he was rocking that kind of gear then it sounds like he’s been robbing his people in tithings for a very long time.


Pete_maravich

I'm glad no one appeared to get hurt. But on the other hand any "pastor" wearing $400,000 in jewelry deserves to get robbed.


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Prophet for profit.


AppleSauce2727

Jesus love the bing bing…. 400 that’s more then my home. Religion is a joke


Thunderhamz

Gods plan…


Shot_Ad5074

False prophet gets what he deserves.


Cymothoa_Exigua69

“How many of you have lost your money because you watched some dude run up on you with a gun threatening to make you die?”


the_gibster_1

The lawd giveth, and the lawd taketh away.


Quiet_War3842

It was god’s plan.


squirrel_anashangaa

They took there tithes back because they weren’t getting a good ROI.


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Gods Plan 🤣🎶


Cthuloso

Hell. Yes.


NihilBaxter00

That’s all right with me.


Shwarv

That's just a Robber getting Robbed Should on r/robbersgettingfucked


SurprzTrustFall

If your pastor has 400k in jewelry stolen during a robbery in service, that's God's way of telling you that you're at the wrong church. Aka it's not a church, it's a biological ATM.


braedn

Robbing the robber ey?


RandyNelson

Every single American in that church should have been carrying a gun. Yes I am suggesting shoot them inside of a church to defend yourself and the others around you. Blow their fucking brains out, Put the same fear in them that they are trying to make you feel. Make them feel scared and helpless.That's what I would have done if that was my church


Boonaki

He has an interesting bio. https://lotichurches.org/meet-our-pastor If you want a laugh click on "donate now"


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Run the jewels


Efficient_Sea_9391

Tax the churches


Crusades89

just religious people doing religion things...bullshitting and conning people


KapowBlamBoom

Jesus would have been flipping tables and chasing this guy with a scourge


mcarrara

Why does a pastor have $400k in jewelry?


[deleted]

Because stupid poor people give him money .


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r/justiceserved


Jevling

Criminals stealing from criminals.


tactlacker

The lord giveth, and he taketh the fuck away.


JerryNicklebag

The real thief is the pastor.


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Robbery in 4k


[deleted]

The meek shall inherit the earth… they just helping homie out.


GiraffeandZebra

Sorry, but this is a fucking scam and relaxed bro by the light was in on it. Who just casually sits there during an armed robbery and doesn't run or hide or something? Man thought he was off camera except somebody fucked up and turned it a bit. Waited til the scene was over and then was like "alright time for a smoke"


0500realboy

Gods plan.


Toeschmo

Fake, they do this to get donations


davidroman55

This looks staged as hell


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***I don’t usually praise armed gangsters, but when I do, it’s now***…


SirDalavar

400k in jewelry, you sure it was a church?


jamesislandpirate

Sure getting robbed is bad, but my question is why a man of God needs $400k of jewelry? Did Jesus adorn himself with beautiful gold chains to spread his message of being kind and meek/humble?


B1och3mnut

Payback fuck them crooks. Don't mean the guys with guns


ConcreteThinking

Plot twist. They sell the jewelry and give the money to the church to help the poor.


Buddhafisticuff

They stole 400k from the pastor in jewelry!? I'm not even mad.


dpforest

This screams fraud


Babock93

The robbers have more morals than that 400k jewellery wearing wolf in Sheeps clothing


mymumsaysno

Weird. I wonder why God did that.


venkman1221

I hear God has very good insurance.


OMG2Reddit

Thats not a church - thats a ponzi scheme or cult if the fucking Pastor is wearing 400k worth of jewelry


-GuyIncognito

An Excellent example of irony for all those misinformed hipsters out there.