Lamor Whitehead, aka The Bling Bishop, a Brooklyn pastor known for his flamboyant lifestyle, was sentenced to nine years in prison in June 2024 for wire fraud, attempted wire fraud, attempted extortion, and making false statements. He defrauded parishioners, including misappropriating funds from a congregant's retirement savings. Whitehead also attempted to extort a businessman by falsely promising political favors.
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America's Funniest Con Man - The Steve Comisar story
Steve Comisar, born December 30, 1961, is an American con artist known for a series of high-profile frauds. In the 1980s, he notoriously sold a "solar-powered clothes dryer" for $49.95, which was merely a length of clothesline. Throughout his criminal career, Comisar amassed an estimated $10 million through various scams, earning him the moniker "the Jeffrey Dahmer of fraud." Despite multiple convictions and prison sentences, his fraudulent activities persisted over decades.
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Jeopardy Champion Murders His Wife - The Paul Curry story
Paul Curry, a former nuclear engineer and Jeopardy! winner, was convicted in 2014 for the 1994 nicotine poisoning death of his wife, Linda Curry, in California. Prosecutors revealed that Curry stood to gain substantial life insurance benefits from Linda's death, highlighting a financial motive. Despite the crime occurring in 1994, Curry wasn't arrested until 2010, following a prolonged investigation.
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He Made Will Smith Gay? - The David Hampton story
David Hampton was an American con artist who, in the early 1980s, deceived numerous affluent New Yorkers by posing as the son of actor Sidney Poitier. He leveraged this fabricated identity to obtain money, food, and shelter from unsuspecting individuals, including notable figures like Inger McCabe Elliott and Osborn Elliott. His exploits inspired John Guare's 1990 play "Six Degrees of Separation," which was later adapted into a 1993 film. This eventually lead to the rumor that Will Smith is gay.
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Dance Mom Goes Crazy - The Nancy Motes story
In December 2016, Nancy Alice Motes orchestrated an armed home invasion and kidnapped Alexa Blair, a freshman member of the Kilgore College Rangerettes dance team and daughter of the team's director, Dana Blair. Motes abducted Alexa from her home and held her captive, but Alexa managed to escape after approximately an hour.
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