Former Stripper Named in Folsom Fraud Probe [View All]

[The Straight Story]

Former Stripper Named in Folsom Fraud Probe

A former Sacramento stripper who gained notoriety when a Christian school threatened to remove her daughter from school in 2002 has now been named in an federal investor fraud investigation.

Christina Silvas gained national attention in May 2002 when Capital Christian Center wanted her to quit her job as an exotic dancer, saying if she didn't, they would remove her daughter from school. The attention gained her network news interviews, as well as a photo shoot and interview by Playboy magazine.

Now, Silvas is named in federal documents alleging her now-husband, Stephen K. Wilson, is suspected of fraud and money laundering in a Folsom investment firm called Christians In Crisis Investment Fund.

The couple's Folsom house and Wilson's office were raided Friday by federal agents. The search warrant affidavit claims Wilson ran the fund as a "Ponzi scheme," where money from new investors is used to pay profits promised to earlier investors.

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