Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty of federal wire fraud charges in a Florida courtroom on Friday (March 28).
The “Beautiful Girls” singer, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, and his mother, Janice Turner, were convicted on all five charges following a five-day trial related to over $1 million in wire fraud. A jury reached their verdict after three and a half hours of deliberation, according to NBC6.
Kingston, 35, was placed under house arrest with electronic monitoring. He is required to post a $500,000 bond for his home and $200,000 in cash, NBC News reports. Turner, 62, was taken into custody and will remain there until her sentencing.
The mother and son are scheduled to be sentenced on July 11. Each count carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison. The pair was reportedly seen wiping away tears as the verdict was read on Friday.
“Protect my mother,” Kingston told U.S. Marshals as Turner was taken into custody, according to WPLG.
Kingston, who did not testify during the trial, and Turner were convicted of defrauding a jewelry business, a luxury bed company, a high-end car dealership, and a TV installation company. Prosecutors said the total value of the items they obtained exceeded $1 million. The scheme spanned several years before being uncovered in March 2024.
Kingston and Turner were arrested in May 2024 and made their first court appearance that July.
Kingston first stormed onto the music scene as a teenager when his “Beautiful Girls” single topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 2007. His most recent album, Road to Deliverance, was released in 2022.
