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Yahoo
16-04-2025
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Sean Kingston Released From Custody After Paying $100,000 Bond
Sean Kingston is free, once again. The 35-year-old artist was released from custody after posting his $100,000 bond. This past Tuesday (April 15), the 'Beautiful Girls' singer was brought back into custody at the Federal Detention Center in Miami for not paying the fee, according to He was previously ordered to home detention while they waited for sentencing, provided he did not pay the $100,000. However, his lawyer confirmed that he has paid the amount in full. 'Mr. Kingston's bond has been posted, and he is in the process of being released,' Zeljka Bozanic told TMZ. Now that Kingston is home, home detention continues, and he is being monitored via GPS. He has also handed over his passport. Last month, the Jamaican rapper and his mother, Janice Turner, were convicted of all charges in their federal wire fraud case. They were found guilty of stealing over one million dollars in jewelry, cars, and more in what was called an elaborate ploy. Federal agents raided Sean Kingston's home in May 2024 and arrested both him and Turner. They received their official indictment in July 2024. During the trial, the Image Award nominee reportedly cried when hearing the guilty verdict and expressed concern for his mother; Turner was labeled a flight risk and the 'nerve center' of their fraud scheme. In his defense, his attorneys called him a 'child' who was not aware of how his finances were being operated. Sentencing for Kingston and his mother is set to occur on July 11, and they are facing up to 20 years in prison for all counts. Kingston burst onto the music scene in 2007 with 'Beautiful Girls,' which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. He followed that with 'Take You There,' the second single from his eponymous debut album, which went No. 6 on the Billboard 200. His career declined shortly after his 2009 hit 'Fire Burning.' More from Sean Kingston And Mother Found Guilty In Wire Fraud Trial Sean Kingston And His Mother Grasp Bibles During Their Fraud Trial Glen "Big Baby" Davis Issues Farewell Video En Route To Prison
Yahoo
15-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Sean Kingston Awaiting Release From Prison After Posting $100,000 Bond
Sean Kingston will soon be out on bond after getting hit with a guilty verdict last month related to a fraud scheme alongside his mother. On Tuesday (April 15), Kingston posted $100,000 bond. The agreement stated if the 'Beautiful Girls' singer paid the bond, he could spend the months leading up to his July 11 sentencing date at home. He would be heavily monitored and wouldn't be allowed to travel, but Sean briefly remained in custody in Miami after failing to pay the aforementioned sum, according a filing obtained by Billboard. More from Billboard Sean Kingston and His Mother Found Guilty in $1M Federal Wire Fraud Trial Katy Perry Posts Video of Her Blue Origin Flight Featuring Outer Space Reveal of Tour Setlist Lil Nas X Reveals Partial Paralysis of Right Side of His Face: 'I Can't Even Laugh Right' In a statement to Billboard, Kingston's lawyers confirmed the bond has been posted and he is awaiting release. 'Sean's bond was posted and being processed. He has not yet been released as of 4pm today,' the statement read. As previously reported, Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, were convicted on all five charges following a five-day trial related to more than $1 million in wire fraud. Turner will remain in custody until her sentencing. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The mother and son were reportedly seen wiping away tears as the verdict was read on March 28. Kingston and Turner were convicted of defrauding a jewelry business, a high-end car dealership, a luxury bed company and a TV installation company. The scheme spanned several years before it was uncovered in 2024. The pair were arrested last May. On the music front, Kingston dropped his most recent album, Road to Deliverance, back in 2022. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart
Los Angeles Times
01-04-2025
- Los Angeles Times
Singer Sean Kingston and mother Janice Turner convicted in fraud scheme
Singer Sean Kingston and his mom are facing the music for a months-long scheme that federal prosecutors said targeted businesses selling high-end goods and defrauded them of more than $1 million. A Florida jury found the 'Beautiful Girls' pop star and his 62-year-old mother, Janice Turner, each guilty of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud, according to legal documents reviewed by The Times on Monday. They were convicted less than a year after SWAT officers raided Kingston's rented mansion in South Florida. Turner remains in custody in Miami and Kingston (born Kisean Paul Anderson) is under house arrest until sentencing, which is set for July 11. The maximum sentence for each charge is 20 years. A legal representative for the 35-year-old singer and his mother did not immediately respond to The Times' request for comment. SWAT officers descended on Kingston's Florida home last May. The singer and his parent were accused of swindling more than $480,000 worth of jewelry from one person and, from others, a Cadillac Escalade worth nearly $160,000 and furniture costing upward of $86,500. Prosecutors said Kingston and his mother also stole more than $200,000 from Bank of America and more than $100,000 from First Republic Bank — allegations they initially denied. Turner was arrested during the raid, and Kingston was arrested soon afterward near Ft. Irwin in San Bernardino County. A federal grand jury indicted Kingston and Turner in July. Federal prosecutors said the mother-son duo 'unjustly enriched themselves' by 'falsely representing' they carried out bank wire and other forms of payment for the goods but kept the 'vehicles, jewelry and other goods despite non-payment.' They pleaded not guilty to the charges in August. The jury reportedly delivered its verdict after 3 1/2 hours of deliberation on Friday. Kingston and his mother dabbed away tears as the verdict came down, according to NBC News. Kingston also urged U.S. marshals to 'protect my mother' as they took Turner back into federal custody, Miami news outlet WPLG-10 reported. Times editorial library director Cary Schneider contributed to this report.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
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Sean Kingston and His Mother Found Guilty of Federal Wire Fraud
The post Sean Kingston and His Mother Found Guilty of Federal Wire Fraud appeared first on Consequence. Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, have been found guilty of federal wire fraud. The verdict — guilty on a total of five counts — was delivered Friday after three and a half hours of jury deliberation at the trial in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. During the trial, prosecutors alleged that the mother-son duo allegedly defrauded several luxury goods businesses in recent years, including a jewelry business, a luxury bed company, a used exotic car dealership, and a luxury microLED TV company. Now, Kingston has been ordered to remain under house arrest with electronic monitoring. He must also post a surety bond consisting of a home valued at $500,000 and an additional $200,000 in cash. Turner, on the other, was taken into federal custody over concerns that she'd be a flight risk. Both are set to be sentenced on July 11th and each count carries a maximum 20 year prison sentence. Kingston and Turner were arrested hours apart in May 2024. According to the federal grand jury indictment, the two had a system in which Kingston would use his celebrity status and online following to convince retailers to deliver luxury goods items prior to payment. Turner would follow up with the retailers with details, and payment would ultimately be made via fraudulent wire transfers. The scheme supposedly came to an end in March 2024. The mother-son duo pleaded not guilty to all counts, but to no avail. According to media reports, the two were in tears when their verdicts were read. Shortly after, Kingston hugged his mother as she was taken into custody, then thanked the judge for being fair, and declined to make any comments to the press as he left the courthouse in a Lamborghini SUV. Later on Friday evening, Kingston posted a photo of his mother on his Instagram story, with the caption, 'My only queen forever. Love you!!!! I promise you this is not the end!' with heartbroken and teary-face emojis. Kingston, now 35, rose to fame with '00s pop hits like 'Beautiful Girls' and the Justin Bieber-featuring 'Eenie Meenie.' More recently, he was featured on Chris Brown's Grammy Award-winning 2023 album, 11:11. Sean Kingston and His Mother Found Guilty of Federal Wire Fraud Jo Vito Popular Posts Members of British Punk Band UK Subs Detained and Denied Entry into US Kendrick Lamar's Super Bowl Halftime Show Received 125 FCC Complaints Chet Hanks Recreates Forrest Gump Scenes with Tom Hanks in New Music Video: Watch Heart's Nancy Wilson: It's "Embarrassing" To Be an American Right Now Gorillaz Confirm 2025 Release for New Album Bodies of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Remain Unclaimed Over a Month After Their Deaths Subscribe to Consequence's email digest and get the latest breaking news in music, film, and television, tour updates, access to exclusive giveaways, and more straight to your inbox.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
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Sean Kingston and his mother found guilty in $1 million fraud trial
Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, have been found guilty of wire fraud in Florida. The 35-year-old 'Beautiful Girls' singer, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, and his 62-year-old mother were convicted on all five charges they faced after being arrested in May 2024. They were found to have used fraudulent documents to obtain over a million dollars worth of luxury cars, jewelry and other items from car dealerships, banks and a mattress company. According to Local 10 news, Kingston cried as Turner was taken away by US Marshals and told them: 'Protect my mother.' During the trial, Turner was accused by the judge of being the 'fixer and nerve center' in charge of the fraudulent scheme. She has been convicted of similar crimes in the past, and in 2006 served a year and a half in prison after pleading guilty to stealing over $160,000 via bank fraud. Meanwhile, Kingston's own defense team described him as a 'child' who did not understand finances and would spend money with no regard for the consequences. The pair's arrests last May came about after a company named Ver Ver Entertainment LLC brought a civil lawsuit against Kingston that February, seeking damages for breach of contract and fraud. They alleged at the time that Kingston had purchased a 232-inch Colossal TV and sound system for his home, but failed to pay the $111,000 cost. Seeking to get out of paying full price, the suit said Kingston had promised to make promotional videos about the company and their products with his friend, Justin Bieber. No commercials were ever made, and Bieber was not involved at any time. An investigation into the case led authorities to a string of similar crimes. The pair were eventually accused of stealing almost $500,000 in jewelry, more than $200,000 from Bank of America, $160,000 from a car dealer who sold them a bulletproof Cadillac Escalade, more than $100,000 from First Republic Bank and $86,000 from a luxury bed company. All those crimes were alleged to have taken place between October 2023 and March 2024. Prosecutors said Kingston and Turner, also known as 'Mama Kingston', 'unjustly enriched themselves' by telling companies they had sent out wire transfers when no such payments existed. Kingston was immediately placed on home detention, but has to meet bond requirements by Thursday, including a $200,000 surety bond in case, plus putting up a relative's $500,000 house. The pair now face up to 20 years in prison, which is the maximum for federal wire fraud cases. Their sentencing hearings have been set for July 11.
