A Michigan federal grand jury indicted an individual for her alleged involvement in a “forced labor conspiracy” spanning Michigan, Florida, Texas, and Missouri.
Kathleen Klein, also known as “Prophetess,” ran a network of call centers throughout several states and “used forced labor to solicit donations” for Kingdom of God Global Church, according to a Thursday Department of Justice news release.
“Victims were forced to work grueling hours at the call centers without pay and pressured to hit impossible fundraising targets,” the news release stated. “When victims fell short of leaders’ goals or dared to push back, the punishment was severe: public humiliation, sleep deprivation, physical violence, withholding of food and shelter, forced repentance rituals, and threats of eternal damnation.”
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