TAMPA, Florida ( WFTS ) — A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan served a 10-count indictment against two self-proclaimed religious leaders for their alleged roles in a forced labor and money laundering conspiracy that victimized people in Florida, Michigan, Texas and Missouri.

According to a release from the Department of Justice, 53-year-old David Taylor and 56-year-old Michelle Brannon were arrested Wednesday, Aug. 27 in North Carolina and Florida. The indictment alleges Taylor and Brannon are the leaders of the Kingdom of God Global Church (KOGGC), formerly Joshua Media Ministries International (JMMI).

The DOJ said Taylor and Brannon’s organization ran a call center that solicited donations for the KOGGC/JMMI.

Taylor and Brannon, according to the indictment, compel

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