The verdict is in for Sean Kingston‘s federal fraud trial.
Singer “Beautiful Girls” (whose real name is Kisean Anderson) and his mother Janice Turner were both convicted on one charge of conspiring to commit wire fraud and four separate charges of actual wire fraud at a Florida courthouse, as reported by CBS News on March 28.
On July 11th, both individuals are expected to receive their sentences. Currently, Kingston, aged 35, is under house arrest, while Turner, at 61 years old, is currently in the custody of federal authorities.
The mother and son were allegedly charged with defrauding luxury car, jewelry, and other expensive merchants out of $1 million. They are said to have done this by deceiving them into believing they had made bank transfers or other payments, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida.
On May 23, 2024, Kingston was apprehended in California following a police raid on his rental property in Florida, which had occurred earlier the same day when his mother was detained. He voluntarily relinquished his right to contest extradition and was subsequently transferred to Florida. There, he and his mother posted bail and entered not guilty pleas for the accusations against them.
In the course of her trial that commenced on March 24, Turner admitted to mishandling her son’s financial affairs and fabricating electronic money transfers, as reported by NBC 6 South Florida.
Turner claimed that Kingston felt compelled to maintain his celebrity persona by living extravagantly. She asserted that her son had been exploited by various businesses in the past, and to give herself time to verify the authenticity of these vendors, she testified that she intended to pay for the services using false documents.
In an NBC News report, it was mentioned that Kingston opted out of testifying, and his defense attorney suggested during closing arguments that the “Eenie Meenie” artist is essentially immature and lacks understanding of how business functions.
As a devoted admirer, let me clarify, but it seems they found no mercy in my situation. The prosecution asserted that producing false papers could never be justified. In their words, “There’s only one plausible motive for crafting such documents,” U.S. attorney Marc Anton stated. “To deceive.
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2025-03-29 02:47