Religious Leaders Arrested in Multi-State Forced Labor and Money Laundering Cases
TL;DR
Two religious leaders, David Taylor and Michelle Brannon, were federally charged with running a forced labor and money laundering scheme through their organization, Kingdom of God Global Church, involving coercion, abuse, and the solicitation of tens of millions of dollars in donations, with victims subjected to physical and psychological abuse. They face serious charges including forced labor and money laundering, with potential sentences of up to 20 years in prison.
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- Two Self-Professed Religious Leaders Who Used Physical and Psychological Abuse to Coerce Victims to Solicit Tens of Millions in Donations Federally Charged and Arrested Department of Justice (.gov)
- Church leaders arrested in multi-state money laundering, forced labor investigation FOX 13 Tampa Bay
- FBI raids Tampa estate owned by church accused of force labor, money laundering Tampa Bay Times
- FBI raid in Houston tied to $50M forced labor case against religious leaders KHOU
- Leaders of Kingdom of God Global Church arrested; JMMI property raided in Houston FOX 26 Houston
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