Sean Kingston Gets Lengthy Prison Sentence After $1 Million Fraud Conviction
Sean Kingston was convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme alongside his mother
On Friday, August 15, Judge David Leibowitz sentenced Sean to three and a half years behind bars. He'll have a restitution hearing within the next 90 days.
Sean's legal troubles began back in May 2024. His mother, Janice Turner, was arrested in a dramatic SWAT raid at Sean's rented mansion outside of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Sean was later arrested in California at an Army training base where he was performing.
According to a report from AP, Sean and his mom used social media from April 2023 to March 2024 to set up purchases for high-end goods. They bought watches, a bulletproof Escalade, an $8,000 custom bed, an LED TV — the list goes on and on. When it came time to pay for the products, Sean and his mom would send over fake wire transfer receipts. They nabbed over $1 million in luxury products with this same scheme.
The mother-son duo was convicted in March 2025, with each of them charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Last month, his mom received a five-year prison sentence for her role in the scheme.
Sean's attorney wanted him to get house arrest, but that clearly failed. He also asked the court if he could self-surrender at a later date due to 'health issues,' but the judge declined that, too. The Feds immediately took Sean into custody to begin serving his sentence.
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