February 13, 2026
A self-proclaimed religious leader accused of orchestrating a sweeping forced-labor scheme investigated by the Internal Revenue Service must stay behind bars while he awaits trial, a Michigan federal judge decided Friday after privately reviewing more than 150 pages of victims' statements.
August 27, 2025
Two self-proclaimed religious leaders forced people to work in call centers to raise millions of dollars that the pair spent on jet skis and other luxuries in a money laundering scheme investigated by the IRS, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday in Michigan federal court.