Sean Kingston and his mom Janice Turner had been convicted in Florida for wire fraud after scamming distributors out of luxurious gadgets utilizing pretend funds.
Sean Kingston was discovered responsible Friday in Fort Lauderdale federal courtroom alongside his mom Janice Turner for orchestrating a $1 million fraud scheme involving luxurious items and pretend wire transfers.
The jury returned a unanimous verdict after 5 days of testimony, convicting each on one depend of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and 4 counts of wire fraud.
Prosecutors stated the duo used phony financial institution paperwork to rip-off distributors out of high-end gadgets, together with a $160,000 Cadillac Escalade, $500,000 in jewellery and an $86,000 luxurious mattress.
Textual content messages offered in courtroom confirmed Kingston instructing his mom to manufacture fee confirmations.
Based on courtroom data, the pair additionally defrauded banks out of greater than $300,000.
The scheme unraveled in Could 2024 when Kingston was arrested throughout a live performance in California.
Turner was taken into custody the identical week throughout a raid at Kingston’s rented mansion in Florida.
Turner, who beforehand served 16 months in federal jail for a 2005 financial institution fraud conviction, was instantly remanded into custody following the decision.
Sean Kingston stays underneath home arrest.
Sentencing is scheduled for July 11. Every depend carries a most penalty of 20 years in jail.
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