Overview
- Brannon was arraigned in Detroit on Sept. 30, with the judge approving a $10,000 unsecured bond, home confinement in Northville with GPS monitoring, no contact with church members, and surrender of her passport.
- Prosecutors immediately appealed the bond decision, secured a stay of her release, and scheduled the appeal to be heard today at 1 p.m.
- Brannon and fellow leader David Taylor face a 10‑count federal indictment alleging forced labor and money laundering across multiple states, with penalties of up to 20 years per count.
- Court filings say 57 people, including minors, were compelled to work without pay under coercive conditions at call centers that raised roughly $50 million since 2014.
- Investigators reported seizing $500,000 in gold bars, cash, jewelry, and multiple luxury cars in Tampa, as prosecutors cite ongoing fundraising, including cryptocurrency, and developing evidence that some workers were coerced to send sexually explicit videos.