Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, are facing potentially decades behind bars after being convicted of multiple counts of wire fraud.
The singer and his mother were found guilty on Friday, March 28, of one charge of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud each, according to CBS News.
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Each charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years, meaning the duo could spend a significant portion of their lives in prison. Sentencing is set for July 11.
Following the verdict, Kingston took to Instagram Stories, posting a cryptic message that read, ‘Lately they been tryna break me on the daily,’ accompanied by a facepalm and broken heart emoji.
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The case against the 35-year-old musician and his mother dates back to May 2024, when authorities raided his Florida mansion. The raid was connected to a lawsuit filed by Ver Ver Entertainment LLC, which accused Kingston of failing to pay for luxury electronics. What initially appeared to be a simple financial dispute quickly unraveled into a large-scale fraud case.
According to court documents, Kingston allegedly promised to promote the high-end electronics—worth over $100,000—through social media posts featuring pop star Justin Bieber.
In exchange, he made an initial down payment of $30,000, agreed to a second payment of $47,000, and claimed the remaining balance would be covered through promotional content.
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However, prosecutors argued that he never followed through on the payments or the promised promotions.
The fraud scheme, according to attorney Dennis Card, was part of a well-rehearsed pattern. Kingston allegedly lured in victims by flaunting his connections to A-list celebrities and presenting an extravagant lifestyle—one that, as investigators discovered, was largely built on deception.
‘This is a rental house, he doesn’t own it,’ Card stated during the trial, pointing out that Kingston’s elaborate façade was key to his scams.
He further claimed that the rapper had previously been on felony probation for trafficking stolen property and had outstanding judgments for unpaid luxury watches worth over $1 million.
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Kingston’s mother played a central role in the fraudulent activities, prosecutors argued, acting as the ‘operator, fixer, and accountant’ behind the scenes. Turner also has a history of financial crimes, raising further concerns about the extent of their schemes.
