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Sean Kingston was sentenced on Friday to three and a half years in prison and three years of supervised release
\nThe news comes after his mother Janice Turner was sentenced to five years in prison and three years of supervised release in July
\nThe singer and his mother were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud earlier this year; the duo stole over $1 million, according to prosecutors<\/p>\n
Sean Kingston (real name Kisean Paul Anderson) has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison as well as three years of supervised release, according to CBS News Miami and Local 10, for his role in a $1 million fraud scheme.<\/p>\n
According to the Associated Press, Kingston apologized to U.S. Judge David Leibowitz before receiving his sentence and claimed he learned his lesson. While his attorney requested the ability for the musician to self-surrender in the future for health reasons, Leibowitz ordered him to be jailed on the spot.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old singer, best known for the hit \u201cBeautiful Girls,\u201d and his mother Janice Turner were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud in March 2025. Turner received her sentence \u2014 five years in prison and an additional three years of supervised release \u2014 on Wednesday, July 23, according to reporting by CBS News Miami and NBC6.<\/p>\n
Speaking to the judge in court, Turner pleaded for mercy, saying that she was trying \u201cto keep my son afloat in this difficult industry\u201d and alleging that Kingston was \u201cused\u201d and \u201cabused.\u201d<\/p>\n
After her sentence, NBC6 noted Turner is at risk of being deported to Jamaica. It is not clear when that will be decided.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was a hard-fought sentence, so we have mixed feelings on it,\u201d her attorney Humberto Dominguez told the outlet. \u201cWe won on some points and obviously lost on some points. All of which will be handled on appeal. So we have mixed feelings on it. Overall, the judge tried to do what was right and what was fair.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since the two were found guilty, Turner was held in prison, while Kingston was released on $100,000 bail. He was originally unable to make bail and therefore held for a few days.<\/p>\n
Kingston and his mother\u2019s legal troubles began with a raid on their Florida home \u2014 and Turner\u2019s arrest \u2014 on May 23, 2024. Kingston was in California at the time and arrested later that day.<\/p>\n
The raid was triggered by a lawsuit filed against Kingston by Ver Ver Productions. The company claimed the singer failed to pay them for items he purchased and hadn\u2019t delivered on promises to film promotional video with Justin Bieber, even though Bieber and Kingston hadn\u2019t collaborated since 2010\u2019s \u201cEenie Meenie.\u201d<\/p>\n
Prosecutors accused Kingston and Turner of stealing over $1 million dollars over the course of several years from a high end car dealer, jewelers and a television installment company. The defense argued there was a lack of evidence to prove intent and that some of the alleged victims had received their property back, according to NBC6.<\/p>\n
Kingston is best known for his breakout hit \u201cBeautiful Girls,\u201d released in 2007. He also found success in 2009 and 2010 with \u201cFire Burning\u201d and \u201cEenie Meenie,\u201d the latter featuring Bieber. Kingston continued to put out music even amid his legal troubles, with his most recent single \u201cThick Thighs\u201d released in October 2024.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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