By Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 1 - 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.
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
Late on March 1, the US Attorney's Office opposed admission of 24 videos Whitehead's lawyers provided them that day, of his homein Paramus NJ on the day of the FBI search and alleged lie. Letter on Patreon here.
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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