Jun 10, 2009 • 1 min read

Braxton impersonator freed

Trina Johnson-Finn, jailed in Suriname after being passed off as Toni Braxton, has been acquitted after a judge ruled it was unclear she knew she was being used to dupe fans.

Trina Johnson-Finn, the woman who, as previously reported, was jailed in Suriname after a promoter passed her off as the real Toni Braxton, has been acquitted of any wrongdoing after a judge in the South American country ruled that it wasn't clear if she knew that she was being used to dupe fans into parting with their cash.

As previoiusly reported, Johnson-Finn has maintained from the start that she was only ever contracted as a tribute act, and had no idea that the concert she was hired to perform at was being marketed as an actual Toni Braxton gig. She and her husband Raymond Finn claimed to be the victims of local promoter Angel Ventura, who disappeared immediately following the event, which took place back in March, but has since been apprehended and is due to stand trial in July.

Johnson Finn spent three months in prison prior to her court appearance.

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