HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) -- An FBI investigation is underway in north Harris County after authorities say two self-professed religious leaders were using a ministry building for human trafficking, money laundering, and forced labor.

On Wednesday morning, the FBI confirmed it raided a building along the North Freeway near Airtex, owned by the Kingdom of God Global Church (KOGGC), formerly known as Joshua Media Ministries International Global (JMMI). The FBI says that the building is one of nine call centers operated by the self-proclaimed religious leaders.

Church properties in Michigan, Missouri, and Florida were also raided on Wednesday.

A federal grand jury returned a ten-count indictment, accusing the two religious leaders, David Taylor, 53, and Michelle Brannon, 56, of using phy

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