Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turnerhave been charged with allegedly defrauding companies of more than a million dollars. If convicted, they reportedly face up to 20 years in prison.
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Sean Kingston and his mother charged with wire fraud
The 61-year-old mother and her 34-year-old son were charged with five counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. According to the Associated Press, a grand jury in Miami issued the indictment earlier this month. The two appeared in court for the first time on Friday (July 19).
Kingston and Turner allegedly lived up to the reputation of the alleged 305 fraudster. Officials claim they hatched a plan to steal jewelry, luxury whips and other expensive goods from several stores.
Prosecutors hope to prove that Sean and Janice purchased luxury items under the false impression that they were sending the money via wire transfer. Eventually, the companies discovered that the payments were allegedly unsuccessful and that they also failed to return the items after they missed payments. In this allegedly costly scam, the family members stole more than $1 million worth of assets.
Sean Kingston and Janice Turner, for example, allegedly fled in a Cadillac Escalade worth $160,000. They also stole more than $480,000 worth of jewelry. The car dealer and the jeweler were left with their hands raised. In addition, according to prosecutors, the couple is said to have defrauded banks – $100,000 at First Republic Bank and more than $200,000 at Bank of America. A bed maker is also said to be owed $86,000 for custom services. All of this is said to have happened between October and March.
Details of the arrest of the mother-son duo
Sean Kingston was arrested on May 23. Officers tackled the “Beautiful Girls” singer in Fort Irwin, California, just hours after the Broward Sheriff's Office raided his rented Fort Lauderdale home. Turner was also arrested the same day.
If convicted on all six counts, Sean and Janice could spend up to 20 years behind bars in the Sunshine State. Kingston's attorney Robert Rosenblatt has reportedly left the AP, but previously told the newspaper they were “confident” the case would lead to “a successful resolution.”
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