fter three months in a Suriname jail, Trina Johnson-Finn, a Las Vegas entertainer accused of posing as Toni Braxton at a concert in February, was released by a judge Friday. But she could face more jail time today.
Johnson-Finn had long insisted that she was contracted to play the part of Braxton for a private party organized by Concert promoter Angel Ventura and his girlfriend, Signet ampson. But the event, Raymond Finn, Johnson-Finn`s husband, said turned in to a publicly promoted concert they were unaware of.
Only at the concert did they realize that Ventura and Sampson had actually sold tickets for a public event featuring the `real` Toni Braxton. Despite protesting their innocence, the Finns were jailed in February but Raymond Finn was released after two weeks in jail while prosecutors kept Johnson-Finn jailed.
Ventura and his girlfriend are expected to stand trial in July. Ventura initially said that Johnson-Finn knew about the scam from the beginning, according to police but later said she was not involved in the scheme.
Johnson-Finn is set to be present at her sentencing today and prosecutors have requested she serve a one-year sentence with nine months of it suspended, meaning that she could be released on time served.
Concert promoter Angel Ventura and his girlfriend, Signet Sampson, are expected to stand trial in July.
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