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Two self-professed religious leaders, David Taylor and Michelle Brannon, linked to the Kingdom of God Global Church, were arrested for a nationwide forced labor and money laundering scheme.


Self-proclaimed religious leader arrested in Durham on forced labor, money laundering charges

<p>THE WORDS MINNEAPOLIS CATHOLIC CHURCH SHOOTING. WE HAVE A SECOND BREAKING STORY TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS NOON. THE FBI INVOLVED IN A SEARCH FOR 2 SELF-PROFESSED RELIGIOUS LEADERS. &gt;&gt; ONE ARRESTED RIGHT HERE IN THE TRIANGLE. YEAH, WE DO HAVE TO SHAUN GALLAGHER. HE HAS BEEN ON THAT STORY THERE, SEAN. WE HAVE SKY 5 ABOVE THE SCENE AT ONE POINT. TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN SINCE YOU'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS. &gt;&gt; CHRIS, THIS IS A VERY ACTIVE SCENE. BE HERE BEHIND ME. I'M TOLD THAT THE FBI RATED THIS BUILDING HERE BEHIND ME AROUND 5 OR 6 IN THE MORNING AND TAKE A LOOK SEVERAL HOURS LATER. THEY ARE STILL HERE SIFTING THROUGH LOTS OF EVIDENCE. AND THIS IS A VERY ODD STORY. WHEN YOU HEAR THE DETAILS, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT 2 PEOPLE WHO ARE SELF-PROCLAIMED RELIGIOUS LEADERS AND WE'RE STILL GATHERING MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONNECTION HERE IN DURHAM. BUT THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW RIGHT NOW. DAVID TAYLOR, A MAN WAS ARRESTED HERE IN DURHAM AND MICHELLE BRANNON IN TAMPA, FLORIDA. FEDERAL INDICTMENTS ACCUSE THE TO RECEIVING ROUGHLY 15 MILLION DOLLARS IN DONATIONS TO THEIR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION SINCE 2014, LARGELY THROUGH FORCED LABOR PRACTICES IN CALL CENTERS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THEIR CHURCH KNOWN AS THE KINGDOM OF GOD GLOBAL CHURCH AND FORMERLY THE JOSHUA MEDIA MINISTRIES INTERNATIONAL WITH TAYLOR, REFERRING TO HIMSELF AS AN APOSTLE AND ALSO JESUS IS BEST FRIEND CLAIMING TO HAVE HAVE MULTIPLE FACE-TO-FACE ENCOUNTERS WITH GOT. MEANWHILE, HE'S ACCUSED OF FORCING PEOPLE TO WORK IN CALL CENTERS IN MICHIGAN, FLORIDA, TEXAS AND MISSOURI. AND THE INDICTMENT SAYS HE SAID UNATTAINABLE GOALS, PUNISHING THOSE FOLKS BY PUBLIC HUMILIATION, FOOD AND SHELTER RESTRICTIONS, PHYSICAL ASSAULTS AND MORE AND MORE. ALSO HAVING PERSONAL SERVANTS TO FULFILL HIS DEMANDS ROUND THE CLOCK, INCLUDING TRANSPORTATION FOR OF WOMEN TO HIS LOCATIONS, HAVING THEM TAKE PLAN B. ALL OF THIS IS PART OF WHAT THE FBI IS CALLING A NATIONWIDE TAKE DOWN OF THEIR FORCED LABOR ORGANIZATION. SO THEY WILL BE OUT HERE FOR A WHILE. WE'RE STILL TRYING TO LEARN WHAT THE CONNECTION IS TO DURHAM AND WHY TAYLOR WAS HERE IN THE FIRST PLACE. AS SOON AS WE GET ANY OF THAT INFORMATION, WE'LL BRING IT TO YOU AS SOON</p>

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Bishop Luis Zarama of the Diocese of Raleigh has released a statement offering prayers for the victims of a tragic shooting at a Minnesota church that left two children dead and 17 people wounded.


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A previous attempt by Republican state lawmakers to eliminate Sunday voting was part of a law struck down for intentional racial discrimination against Black voters.

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Firefighters from Durham and Wake County are tackling a house fire in eastern Durham County Wednesday morning.


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Cold fronts trigger bird migrations, and there are ways you can ensure their flight down south is safe.

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Each summer, WRAL, NBC and your local animal shelters partner for a nationwide pet adoption drive that helps find loving homes for animals in need. More than 703,048 pets have found their forever homes since 2015.

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