Overview

• Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, were found guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud by a federal jury on March 28, 2025.
• The fraudulent scheme involved over $1 million in luxury goods, including jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade, and high-end electronics, obtained through falsified wire transfers and fake documents.
• Turner, deemed the 'fixer and nerve center' of the operation, was remanded into federal custody as a flight risk, while Kingston was placed under house arrest with electronic monitoring.
• The court heard testimony about the financial and reputational harm caused to victims, including a jeweler who was blacklisted after a fraudulent transaction with Kingston.
• Both face a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison for each of the five counts, with sentencing scheduled for July 11, 2025.