TAYLOR, Mich. – A third person is facing federal chargesfor her alleged role in a forced labor and money-laundering conspiracy across multiple states, including Michigan.
Background: Church leaders accused of exploiting call center workers in multistate money laundering conspiracy
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David Taylor and Michelle Brannon were arrested on Aug. 27, 2025, in North Carolina and Florida in what federal officials called a nationwide takedown of their alleged forced labor organization.
Kathleen Klein, a 53-year-old woman, was added as a defendant in the case on Wednesday, Feb. 11, and was charged with conspiracy to commit forced labor.
Authorities said Taylor, who calls himself “Apostle,” Brannon, his executive director, and Klein, also known as “Prophetess,” are leaders of Kingdom of God Global Church, formerly Joshua Media Ministries International.
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The three are accused of victimizing people working at call centers that solicited donations for their organization in Michigan, Florida, Texas and Missouri.
Victims were reportedly forced to work grueling hours at the call centers without pay and pressured to hit impossible fundraising targets.
The victims reportedly slept in the call center facility or in a “ministry” house, and Taylor and Brannon allegedly did not permit the victims to leave without permission.
Authorities said the leaders controlled nearly every aspect of their victims’ lives.
When victims fell short of goals or dared to push back, authorities said they were punished with public humiliation, sleep deprivation, physical violence, withholding of food and shelter, “repentance rituals” and threats of eternal damnation.
The church leaders allegedly used roughly $50 million in donations to pay for personal real estate, vehicles, travel and luxury goods.
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If convicted, David, Brannon and Klein face up to 20 years in a federal prison.