Rapper Sean Kingston To Be Sentenced To Prison For Wire Fraud

Rapper Sean Kingston will beryllium sentenced to national situation connected Friday aft a assemblage recovered him and his mother blameworthy of ligament fraud earlier this year.

Kingston, whose existent sanction is Kisean Anderson, and his mother, Janice Turner, were recovered blameworthy of organized fraud and expansive theft charges successful May for defrauding businesses of much than $1 million.

Kingston, 35, will beryllium sentenced successful national tribunal successful Fort Lauderdale, Florida, connected Friday afternoon. His mother, 63, was sentenced to five years successful national situation past month and 3 years of probation.

The rapper, who is champion known for his 2007 deed opus "Beautiful Girls," was arrested successful Fort Irwin, California, successful May pursuing a SWAT ambush connected his location successful Southwest Ranches, Florida, successful Broward County.

Kingston and his mother were then indicted successful 2024. Prosecutors accused Kingston and his mother of utilizing his personage sanction to instrumentality luxury businesses into delivering items earlier payment.

Sean Kingston pinch his mother, Janice Turner, successful 2012.Jason Merritt / Getty Images file

Payment was past made utilizing fraudulent aliases worthless ligament transfers, according to nan indictment. Turner and Kingston would past support nan stolen items.

Arrest warrants said nan mother and boy defrauded a jewelry business, a luxury furniture company, a utilized luxury and exotic car dealership, and a luxury microLED TV company.

The strategy transpired for respective years until March 2024, according to nan indictment. Kingston and Turner pleaded not blameworthy to nan charges.

Following their convictions, Kingston was ordered to beryllium confined to location apprehension pinch physics monitoring, while his mother was remanded successful national custody.

With nan deed opus "Beautiful Girls" reaching number 1 connected nan Billboard Hot 100, Kingston became an overnight prima astatine 17 years old. He has released 3 workplace albums since nan opus came retired successful 2007.