Welcome to Arrest Stories. A fifty-three-year-old self-proclaimed apostle who called himself "Jesus's best friend" has been arrested in North Carolina on charges of running a fifty-million-dollar forced labor scheme disguised as a religious ministry. Here's what may have happened.
David Taylor, who referred to himself as "Apostle and Jesus's best friend," was taken into custody on Wednesday in North Carolina facing conspiracy to commit forced labor and money laundering charges. According to official narratives, Taylor operated an elaborate scheme spanning multiple states from April two thousand thirteen through at least July two thousand twenty-five.
The investigation reveals Taylor established call centers beginning in Taylor, Michigan before expanding operations to Florida, Texas, and Missouri. These centers, operating under the Kingdom of God Global Church and Jesus Ministries Mission International, solicited donations daily while generating approximately fifty million dollars since two thousand fourteen.
Officials allege Taylor controlled every aspect of victims' daily lives, forcing them to work as "armor bearers" serving him around the clock. These individuals slept at call center facilities or designated ministry houses and could not leave without permission.
"Taylor set unobtainable daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly monetary donation goals for victims working in the call centers and required victims to follow the orders he created without question," authorities stated.
The scheme allegedly funded Taylor's lavish lifestyle including multiple luxury vehicles like Mercedes Benz and Rolls Royce automobiles, five ATVs, two jet skis, four bulletproof vehicles, and over ten thousand dollars worth of seafood weighing one hundred twenty-five pounds.
Text messages reveal Taylor's demanding nature. On May fifth, two thousand twenty-one, he reportedly texted: "you'll have to raise one hundred sixty-four thousand dollars today! Each hour you fall behind consequences will start, we will mess with the food."
Punishments allegedly included public humiliation, food restrictions, psychological abuse, sleep deprivation, and physical assaults.
"Combating human trafficking is a top priority for the Department of Justice. We are committed to relentlessly pursuing and ending this scourge and obtaining justice for the victims," officials declared.
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