Overview

• A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of Michigan returned a ten-count indictment charging David E. Taylor and Michelle Brannon with forced labor and money laundering conspiracy.
• Taylor, 53, was arrested in North Carolina and Brannon, 56, in Florida during a coordinated operation that also saw FBI agents search a JMMI building in Houston.
• Prosecutors allege the ministry ran donation call centers across Michigan, Florida, Texas, and Missouri where victims lived on site, needed permission to leave, and worked long hours without pay.
• The indictment details unpaid “armor bearers” who transported women to Taylor and ensured they took Plan B, as well as punishments including food and shelter restrictions, sleep deprivation, physical assaults, and threats of divine judgment.
• Court filings say the organization raised about $50 million since 2014 that funded luxury properties and vehicles, with initial appearances set in Durham and Tampa and the investigation led by the FBI and IRS‑CI.