ORLANDO, Fla. – Two “self-professed” religious leaders used forced labor at multiple call centers, including one in Central Florida, to raise millions of dollars to partly fund their lavish lifestyle, according to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice.

Federal officials said that David Taylor, 53, and Michelle Brannon, 56, were arrested Wednesday in North Carolina and Florida in a nationwide takedown of their forced labor organization.

According to the release, the pair, who received around $50 million in donations since 2014, are accused of using forced labor and money laundering conspiracy to victimize individuals in Michigan, Florida, Texas, and Missouri.

According to an indictment , Taylor and Brannon are the leaders of Kingdom of God Global Church (KOGGC), which was

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