TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman at the center of a federal investigation involving a raid on a multi-million dollar home in the exclusive Avila community appeared in a Tampa courtroom on Thursday.
The federal government said Michelle Brannon, 56, was a key leader in the Kingdom of God Global Church, formerly known as Joshua Media Ministries International.
A federal indictment said Brannon and David Taylor, 53, set up several call centers and forced workers to raise money by using intimidation.
Court documents revealed that workers were not paid and publicly humiliated if they failed to meet demanding financial fundraising goals…