TRAVOLTA NAMED AS A WITNESS IN EXTORTION TRIAL

Last updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2009

TRAVOLTA NAMED AS A WITNESS IN EXTORTION TRIAL

JOHN TRAVOLTA has been named as a witness in an extortion case in the Bahamas.

JOHN TRAVOLTA

The movie star's aides alerted police to an alleged bid to extort money from Travolta and his wife while the couple was mourning the loss of their teenage son Jett at the beginning of January (09).

Reports suggest an ambulance driver and a high-ranking Bahamian official worked together in an attempt to extort cash from the Travoltas over information related to their son's death.

The driver, Tarino Lightbourne, was charged with conspiracy to extort on Monday (26Jan09), and now Travolta is expected to testify against him as part of the Bahamian Attorney General's prosecution case.

He is one of 14 witnesses listed, according to E! News.

No trial date has been set.

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Source: WENN

| Wednesday, January 28, 2009

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