Singer Sean Kingston has been sentenced to three and a half years in jail over attempted $1 million fraud shopping involving luxury goods. Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Paul Anderson, was sentenced in March alongside his mother, Janice Eleanor Turner, who is to serve a five-year jail term over charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud.
According to the prosecutors, Kingston used his celebrity status to obtain high-value items, including a bulletproof Cadillac Escalade, luxury watches, and a 19-foot LED television, through fake payment. Court records showed he presented falsified wire transfer receipts and lured sellers with promises of social media promotion.
The South Florida District Judge, David Leibowitz, ordered Kingston’s immediate detention after Friday’s sentencing, as he rejected the defendant lawyer’s request for a delayed surrender due to health issues.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Anton described Kingston as a “thief and a conman”, accusing him of exploiting his fame to defraud victims over several years. Defence attorney Zeljka Bozanic argued that Kingston, now 35, lacked financial discipline and had begun repaying victims.
He was arrested alongside his mother in May 2024 following a raid by SWAT on his rented mansion in Fort Lauderdale.
Kingston, who was born in Florida and raised in Jamaica, rose to fame at 17 with his 2007 hit Beautiful Girls.