Post by Logan on Feb 6, 2016 7:29:03 GMT -6
Former 'Survivor' contestant busted for possessing child porn, running Ponzi scheme
A former two-time “Survivor” contestant who fell into a fire on the show was busted Friday for possessing child porn and running a Ponzi scheme, according to officials.
Michael Skupin, 54, was running a complex racketeering scheme and investigators discovered sexually explicit pictures of kids on his computer, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Friday.
The father-of-seven, who lives in White Lake, Mich., was arraigned on twelve felony charges including six counts of possession of child porn, five counts of larceny by conversion, and one count of Racketeering for his role in allegedly running and promoting a Ponzi scheme.
He was ordered held on $350,000 bond. If he is released he must wear a GPS tether and cannot have any unsupervised visits with children or leave the state. He’s due back in court Feb. 19.
Read more: www.nydailynews.com/news/national/survivor-contestant-busted-running-ponzi-scheme-article-1.2522172
A former two-time “Survivor” contestant who fell into a fire on the show was busted Friday for possessing child porn and running a Ponzi scheme, according to officials.
Michael Skupin, 54, was running a complex racketeering scheme and investigators discovered sexually explicit pictures of kids on his computer, Michigan Attorney General Bill Schuette announced Friday.
The father-of-seven, who lives in White Lake, Mich., was arraigned on twelve felony charges including six counts of possession of child porn, five counts of larceny by conversion, and one count of Racketeering for his role in allegedly running and promoting a Ponzi scheme.
He was ordered held on $350,000 bond. If he is released he must wear a GPS tether and cannot have any unsupervised visits with children or leave the state. He’s due back in court Feb. 19.
Read more: www.nydailynews.com/news/national/survivor-contestant-busted-running-ponzi-scheme-article-1.2522172