‘Survivor’ Alum Michael Skupin Charged With Child Porn

Reality TV contestant who competed with Elisabeth Hasselbeck is also accused of helping to operate a Ponzi scheme

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Former “Survivor” contestant Michael Skupin has been charged with possession of child pornography, the Michigan attorney general said Friday.

In all, the 54-year-old was charged with six counts of possession of child sexually abusive materials, along with five counts of larceny by conversion, and one count of racketeering- conducting a criminal enterprise.

The images were discovered as the result of an investigation into a Ponzi scheme that Skupin was allegedly participating in.

According to the attorney general, an investigation was opened on Skupin after victims from his alleged Ponzi scheme contacted a local news reporter. Skupin is accused of recruiting investors and friends to partake in a “gifting scheme” called Pay it Forward, in which victims made $10,000 investments.

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