MIAMI, FL — Sean Kingston don post him bail and don go back to house arrest after e spend time for federal detention center due to him wire fraud case. Dis news come after e and him mama, Janice Turner, don face conviction for scamming over $1 million from luxury businesses.
According to Kingston’s attorney Zeljka Bozanic, ‘Mr. Kingston’s bond don post, and he dey in the process of being released.’ As e don return home, dem don place am under GPS monitoring and him don surrender him passport.
Sean Kingston, wey real name na Kisean Paul Anderson, find himself for this wahala after him no fit raise the $100,000 cash bond following him guilty verdict last month. The court don find am and him mama guilty of five counts for swindling luxury brands using fake wire transfers.
Prosecutors claim say di operation wey dem run cost businesses plenty money, including a $160,000 Cadillac Escalade and $480,000 worth of expensive jewelry. Dem also accused dem of falsely claiming say dem don transfer money for the goods, but in reality, dem never pay any naira.
During di trial, it show say Turner serve as di mastermind behind di fraud, and she remain incarcerated due to her past criminal record and flight risk assessment. Federal agents raid dem mansion in South Florida in May 2024, leading to di arrest of both parties.
“Di defendants unjustly enrich themselves by pretending say dem don made proper payments while dem de try to keep di items without paying,” dem talk when dem announce di indictment. Di pair dey face up to 20 years in prison for each count for di charges wey dem don face.
Kingston’s lawyer Robert Rosenblatt confirm say celebrity friends dey try to assist Sean with di bond, but as e be now, dem dey work on finding a lasting solution. Despite legal counsel advice, Kingston reject offer from prosecutors to enter plea deal.
Kingston, wey cry during di guilty verdict, don dey labeled as financially naive by his team, suggesting say him no fully understand di business operations wey lead to dis case. Dem sentencing for both Kingston and his mama dey set for July 11, 2025.
