Singer Sean Kingston and mother Janice Turner convicted in fraud scheme

Singer Sean Kingston and his ma are facing the euphony for a months-long strategy that national prosecutors said targeted businesses selling high-end goods and defrauded them of much than $1 million.

A Florida assemblage recovered the “Beautiful Girls” popular prima and his 62-year-old mother, Janice Turner, each blameworthy of 1 number of conspiracy to perpetrate ligament fraud and 4 counts of ligament fraud, according to ineligible documents reviewed by The Times connected Monday. They were convicted little than a twelvemonth aft SWAT officers raided Kingston’s rented mansion successful South Florida.

Turner remains successful custody successful Miami and Kingston (born Kisean Paul Anderson) is nether location apprehension until sentencing, which is acceptable for July 11. The maximum condemnation for each complaint is 20 years.

A ineligible typical for the 35-year-old vocalist and his parent did not instantly respond to The Times’ petition for comment.

SWAT officers descended connected Kingston’s Florida location past May. The vocalist and his genitor were accused of swindling much than $480,000 worthy of jewelry from 1 idiosyncratic and, from others, a Cadillac Escalade worthy astir $160,000 and furnishings costing upward of $86,500. Prosecutors said Kingston and his parent besides stole much than $200,000 from Bank of America and much than $100,000 from First Republic Bank — allegations they initially denied.

Turner was arrested during the raid, and Kingston was arrested soon afterward adjacent Ft. Irwin successful San Bernardino County. A national expansive assemblage indicted Kingston and Turner successful July. Federal prosecutors said the mother-son duo “unjustly enriched themselves” by “falsely representing” they carried retired slope ligament and different forms of outgo for the goods but kept the “vehicles, jewelry and different goods contempt non-payment.” They pleaded not blameworthy to the charges successful August.

The assemblage reportedly delivered its verdict aft 3 1/2 hours of deliberation connected Friday. Kingston and his parent dabbed distant tears arsenic the verdict came down, according to NBC News. Kingston besides urged U.S. marshals to “protect my mother” arsenic they took Turner backmost into national custody, Miami quality outlet WPLG-10 reported.

Times editorial room manager Cary Schneider contributed to this report.