A federal jury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, found the singer and rapper Sean Kingston And her mother, Janice Turner, guilty of all charges on Friday evening in her process of luxury fraud regime.
Turner was taken in prison immediately, while Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, was ordered in a home arrest until the sentence.
Kingston and Turner were convicted of a conspiracy count for committing wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Now they wait for the sentence. They face A maximum sentence of 20 years in the federal prison on each count.
The prosecutors accused the couple of directing a scheme in which they obtained high-end items, including a luxury SUV, jewelry, expensive clocks and a wall size television, without paying them.
In May, Broward’s Sheriff’s office stormed Kingston’s house in Southwest Ranches, Florida, as part of the investigation.
Authorities showed tests showing that Kingston and Turner sent fake wire transfer receipts to sellers as a payment proof.
A key test was a text message from Kingston to his mother, saying, “I told you to do [a] received false, “followed by” so that [looks] As the transfer will be in a pair [of] Days ”.
During the closing arguments, Turner’s lawyer argued that the alleged victims were “defrauded”, while Kingston’s lawyer tried to distinguish between the rapper’s public image and his personal life.
Described Kingston as “a mild guy who grew poor when he got up to fame at night”, adding “I had no idea how to run a business [and] No idea how much money is in your bank account. “
Kingston was first arrested on May 23, 2024 in Fort Irwin, an army training base in the Mojave Desert in California where he acted. He resigned his right to fight extradition and was returned to Florida.
The two also Similar state charges.
The North -American Jamaican performer was number 1 with “Beautiful Girls” in 2007 and collaborated with Justin Bieber on the song “Eenie Meenie”.