Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother have pleaded not guilty to defrauding multiple businesses out of more than $1million.
Kingston, real name Kiesan Anderson, and his mother Janice Turner entered their pleas on Monday during an arraignment hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra, the Sun Sentinel reported.
The performer and his mother pleaded not guilty to organized fraud and grand theft charges.
Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother have pleaded not guilty to defrauding multiple businesses out of more than $1million.
Kingston, real name Kiesan Anderson, and his mother Janice Turner entered their pleas on Monday during an arraignment hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra, the Sun Sentinel reported.
The performer and his mother pleaded not guilty to organized fraud and grand theft charges.
Kingston was originally arrested in May in Fort Irwin, an Army training base in California’s Mojave Desert where he was performing, on a warrant issued by the Broward Sheriff´s Office.
Meanwhile, Turner was arrested on the same day after a SWAT team raided the singer’s rented mansion in Southwest Ranches.
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Sean Kingston, right, and his mother Janice Turner arrive at the 40th anniversary American Music Awards, November 18, 2012, in Los Angeles
Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother Janice Turner are pictured enetering court where they pleaded not guilty
Kingston, 34, and Turner, 61, are accused of defrauding a jewelry business, a luxury bed company, a used luxury and exotic car dealership and a luxury microLED TV company since October 2023, arrest warrants said.
Kingston and his mother are expected back in court October 11, the newspaper said. They are also facing related charges in federal court.
Warrants allege they stole money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture.
The Jamaican-American performer had a number one hit with the track Beautiful Girls in 2007 and collaborated with Justin Bieber on the 2010 song Eenie Meenie.
Kingston was already on two years’ probation for trafficking stolen property before his arrest.
According to federal court records, his mother pleaded guilty in 2006 to bank fraud for stealing over $160,000 and served nearly 1.5 years in prison.
The two have also been sued by various businesses.In 2015, a seller of customized watches successfully sued Kingston and his mother in a New York City federal court for $356,000 after they failed to pay.
In 2018, a New York jeweler successfully sued the two for $301,000 after they scammed the store out of nine items.
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Sean Kingston, 34, pictured in a mug shot by Broward Country Sheriff’s Office in Florida
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Sean Kingston arrives at the 40th anniversary American Music Awards in Los Angeles, November 18, 2012
More recently, a Florida entertainment systems company sued Kingston in February, saying he failed to pay $120,000 of a $150,000 bill for a 232-inch television it installed in his home. The TV is approximately 17 feet by 9.5 feet and covers a wall.
The singer was born Kisean Paul Anderson in Miami in 1990. In his youth, he moved with his family to Jamaica before returning to Florida in his teenage years for high school.
In the late 2000s, Kingston was one of the biggest names in hip-hop thanks to his collaborations with Justin Bieber, Dr. Dre and Nicki Minaj.
But his star has fallen somewhat since then as he’s been without a major label release in more than a decade. His 2022 album Road to Deliverance failed to chart.
Kingston broke into the music scene at the age of 17 in 2007 with the hit ‘Beautiful Girls,’ which laid his lyrics over the musical track of ‘Stand By Me’ by Ben E. King.
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