'Eenie Meenie' singer Sean Kingston gets sentenced for 3.5 years for fraud scheme
Sean Kingston gets arrested following his mother
Earlier this year, the 35-year-old musician was convicted along with his mother, Janice Turner, on account of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and on four counts of committing wire fraud. Stealing luxury items, including watches, a television set, and furniture, the crime exceeded USD 1 million, according to the BBC. Moreover, the mother-son duo would send fake receipts to the victims when the payment was due.
Turner was sentenced last month to five years after being convicted of all charges following the five-day trial in March.
Meanwhile, Kingston apologized to the U.S. Judge David Leibowitz before he was sentenced in the South Florida courtroom on Friday, 15 August. Citing that he has learned from his actions, the singer's attorney requested that Kingston self-surrender on the later date. However, the judge denied his request, and the singer in handcuffs was led from the courtroom, according to AP.
About Sean Kingston and his fraudulent receipts
Sean Kingston, born Kisean Paul Anderson, was arrested in 2024 in California, where he was set to perform at an Army training base in the Mojave Desert. The Federal Prosecutors claimed that the 'Beautiful Girls' singer used to reach out to the victims on social media, proclaiming that he wanted to purchase the luxury goods from them and inviting them to his home. Promising to post the items on social media, Kingston also offered to champion the products to other high-profile celebrities.
The key evidence used by the Prosecutors was a text message he sent to his mother as they were discussing creating fake receipts. 'I told you to make [a] fake receipt," he wrote in one, according to CBS.
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