Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty Wire fraud in its $ 1 million federal test, facing decades in jail.
Jury discussed for three hours in Browd County Court today, report CBS News35 -year -old singer (born farmer Paul Anderson) and his mother, to find Janis Turner, convicted on a count of a conspiracy for wire fraud and in four cases of wire fraud. Each charge has a maximum sentence of 20 years. The punishment will be for both on 11 July.
In May 2024, there was trouble for Kingston, when he and Turner were arrested on the charge of theft after a self -raid on his South Florida Haveli. The raid was conducted in view of a lawsuit filed against Kingston for allegedly not paying for luxury goods. A lawyer for Kingston’s person said that he “originally uses a script, he says that he works with Justin Bieber, and obviously puts in a big show here, it is a rented house, he is not its owner, and he is not the owner of it, and he motivates people to pay for them to use his celebrity and never pay for them to pay for them to use their celebrity to use their celebrities and do not ever. Is.”
Two months later, Kingston and Turner were inducted into the Miami federal court and accused of counting a conspiracy in four cases of wire fraud and wire fraud. The prosecution was designed in relation to a scheme, which was in relation to a plan to cheat the afflicted vendors of high end special vehicles, jewelry and other items purchased through fake documents. At the time, the Attorney Office in Florida in the southern district of the United States said that the scheme included payment through banks that never passed really, resulting in Kingston and his mother gained more than $ 1 million in property.
During the test, according to NBC NewsFort Lauderdel Jeweler Moshe Edri testified that he promised Kingston an audemors Pigte Watch for $ 285,000 and to introduce him to other celebrities. In a voice memo played during the trial, Kingston can be heard saying, “I am going to keep you all your videos and red carpets.” Kington then provided Edri with a wire transfer screenshot, which the bank said it was not authentic. Subsequently, Edri was fired from his job and Kingston never gave the bill a position.
Turner took himself a stand and wrongly accepted the stars in an attempt to save his son from scammers by delaying the payment of luxury goods. Kingston was slated to take a stand in the test, but eventually decided not to do so. One of the major pieces of evidence was that Kingston sent his mother, in which it was read, “I asked you (a) to make a fake receipt” then “then (see) the transfer like (look) will be in a couple () days.”
Kingston is known for its 2007 hit “Beautiful Girls”, which tops the Billboard Hot 100. During his career, he released four albums and collaborated with artists including Bieber, Nikki Minaz and Chris Brown.
