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Bishop Lamor Whitehead Trial Brandon
Belmonte Q&A Without Jury on March 5
By Matthew
Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE,
Feb 29 - In the U.S.
District Court for the
Southern District of New York
on the morning of December 19,
2022 the talk was of flashy
pastor Lamor Whitehead, set to
be presented in the afternoon.
Inner City Press
was present, the only media in
the Mag Court in the morning
for three procedings. Related
Mag Court live-tweeted
thread (more on Patreon
here)
vlog here
On February 26,
2024 the trial started and
Inner City Press live tweeted
opening arguments, here
On February 27,
Pauline Anderson testified and
cried. Inner City Press live
tweeted, here
On February 28,
Rasheed Anderson was on
the stand - then after the
jury left, scheduling -
including witness who will
introduce Eric Adams'
communications - was
discussed:
now in US v.
Lamor Whitehead, his 3d lawyer
is cross-examining Pauline
Anderson about why didn't she
contact a realtor in New
Jersey herself - meanwhile
Whitehead is scribbling notes
and passing them to his lead
lawyer.
After jury left,
prosecutors said next week
they'll introduce Whitehead's
communications with Eric Adams
"and an Adams employees." More
about the schedule and
subpoena(s) was discussed
On February 29:
"ORDER as to Lamor Whitehead.
It is hereby ORDERED that the
Brandon Belmonte shall testify
outside the presence of the
jury at 9:00 A.M. on March 5,
2024 (Signed by Judge Lorna G.
Schofield on 2/29/24)."
More on Substack
here
and on X for Subscribers here
In
EDNY, Inner City Press
reported on Whitehead
appearing in the Mag Court
there for two defendants who
robbed him of expensive
watched as he preached.
On January 12,
2024, the US Attorney's Office
filed a motion in limine
including as "examples of
trial evidence" quotes from
Whitehead to Victim-2 that
"I'll deal with the Mayor's
Office.. But we gotta have
ownership. I gotta be able to
say, 'Yo, yo [nickname for the
Official], I own this. This is
what's goin on."
The case is US v.
Whitehead, 22-cr-692
(Schofield)
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