CLARKSTON, Mich. — Michigan authorities have charged a former "Survivor" contestant with possessing child pornography and running a Ponzi scheme.
Michael Skupin was arraigned Friday in Oakland County on a dozen felony charges, including child porn possession, larceny by conversion and racketeering. His bond was set at $350,000.
Investigators found the child porn on Skupin's laptop while looking into the alleged Ponzi scheme,
State attorney General Bill Schuette said. Authorities said Skupin persuaded people to make $10,000 investments in his scheme and used new investors' money to pay older ones.
Skupin was rescued by helicopter after falling into a campfire and burning his hands in 2001 on "Survivor II: The Australian Outback."