Sean Kingston has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for a million-dollar fraud scheme involving fake wire receipts and stolen luxury goods. His mother, Janice Turner, received a five-year sentence for her role in the crime
Sean Kingston
American rapper Sean Kingston has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for a million-dollar fraud scheme. Earlier this year, the singer known for Beautiful Girls was convicted along with his mother in a wire fraud case where they stole luxury items, including watches, LED TVs, a bulletproof Cadillac Escalade, and furniture worth over $1 million (Rs 8.76 crore).
Kingston's mother sentenced to 5 years prison
According to reports, prosecutors said that Kingston and his mother used the rapper’s fame to convince victims to hand over products. When it was time to pay, Kingston would send fake wire receipts. During his court hearing before sentencing, Kingston apologised and said he had learned from his actions. His mother, Janice Turner, has been sentenced to five years in prison. The sentencing took place last month.
The Jamaican-American rapper, who had collaborated with Justin Bieber on the hit track Eenie Meenie, was arrested in 2024 in California. He was scheduled to perform at an Army training base in the Mojave Desert at the time of his arrest. The arrest followed a raid at his Fort Lauderdale home, where his mother was also taken into custody.
How Kingston pulled off fraud scheme
Federal prosecutors revealed that Kingston would reach out to victims on social media and ask them to sell luxury goods to him. He would invite them to his homes in South Florida to complete the deal. Kingston also pushed victims to promote their products online and refer them to other high-profile celebrities. However, when it came time to pay, he or his mother would send fake wire receipts claiming that the transactions had been made.
While most victims never received payments, some were paid only after law enforcement got involved following lawsuits against the rapper.
One of the pieces of evidence submitted during the trial was a text exchange between Kingston and his mother, in which they discussed creating fake wire receipts. “I told you to make fake receipt,” Kingston wrote in one message.
Kingston’s attorney, on the other hand, attempted to defend him, describing him as “a soft guy who grew up poor and rose to fame overnight.” He argued that Kingston did not know how to run a business or manage money and had the mentality of a teenager.
The court sentenced him to 3.5 years in prison, which he will begin serving immediately.
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