Rapper Sean Kingston and his mom, Janice Turner, have been discovered responsible of federal wire fraud.
The decision — responsible on a complete of 5 counts — was delivered Friday after three and a half hours of jury deliberation on the trial in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Through the trial, prosecutors alleged that the mother-son duo allegedly defrauded a number of luxurious items companies in recent times, together with a jewellery enterprise, a luxurious mattress firm, a used unique automobile dealership, and a luxurious microLED TV firm.
Now, Kingston has been ordered to stay underneath home arrest with digital monitoring. He should additionally publish a surety bond consisting of a house valued at $500,000 and an extra $200,000 in money. Turner, on the opposite, was taken into federal custody over issues that she’d be a flight threat. Each are set to be sentenced on July eleventh and every depend carries a most 20 12 months jail sentence.
Kingston and Turner have been arrested hours aside in Might 2024. Based on the federal grand jury indictment, the 2 had a system wherein Kingston would use his celeb standing and on-line following to persuade retailers to ship luxurious items objects previous to fee. Turner would comply with up with the retailers with particulars, and fee would finally be made through fraudulent wire transfers. The scheme supposedly got here to an finish in March 2024.
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The mother-son duo pleaded not responsible to all counts, however to no avail. Based on media experiences, the 2 have been in tears when their verdicts have been learn. Shortly after, Kingston hugged his mom as she was taken into custody, then thanked the choose for being truthful, and declined to make any feedback to the press as he left the courthouse in a Lamborghini SUV.
Afterward Friday night, Kingston posted a photograph of his mom on his Instagram story, with the caption, “My solely queen eternally. Love you!!!! I promise you this isn’t the tip!” with heartbroken and teary-face emojis.
Kingston, now 35, rose to fame with ‘00s pop hits like “Stunning Women” and the Justin Bieber-featuring “Eenie Meenie.” Extra lately, he was featured on Chris Brown’s Grammy Award-winning 2023 album, 11:11.