August 27, 2025
A clergyman serving a nine-year sentence for fraud cited his ties to New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday in a bid to have his conviction overturned in the wake of the Trump administration's dismissal of the charges against Adams.
September 18, 2024
A Brooklyn pastor and reported friend of New York City Mayor Eric Adams who was convicted of fraud in March has been denied bail by the Second Circuit while he appeals the jury verdict and his nine-year prison sentence.
June 17, 2024
A clergyman and self-described mentee of New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Monday was sentenced to nine years in federal prison following his conviction at trial for a series of fraudulent real estate and business loans, among other misdeeds.
February 26, 2024
A well-known Brooklyn pastor with close ties to New York City Mayor Eric Adams is a con man, a Manhattan federal prosecutor told jurors Monday, one who lied to lenders, stole from an elderly parishioner and claimed his connections to City Hall could result in millions of dollars in profits from a real estate deal.
February 20, 2024
A writer for The New Yorker said that being forced to testify about an indicted Brooklyn pastor's ties to Mayor Eric Adams would step on journalistic privilege, arguing that Manhattan federal prosecutors could instead rely on other sources.
December 19, 2022
A well-known Brooklyn, New York, pastor who was robbed during a live-streamed church service in July has been arrested and charged with fraud for allegedly swiping a portion of one of his parishioner's retirement savings, federal prosecutors announced on Monday.