Sean Kingston is facing 10 charges in Broward County, Florida, according to an arrest warrant obtained by Rolling Stone. The singer was arrested in California on May 23, just hours after police raided his Florida home and apprehended his mother.
According to the warrant, the “Beautiful Girls” singer and his mother had defrauded several businesses, including a jeweler and a car dealer. They face counts of grand theft over a Cadillac Escalade, $480,000 in jewelry, and a custom bed valued at $86,568.33.
Kingston’s other chargers pertain to defrauding banks and writing bad checks, including one check for nearly $45,000, according to the police report. Kingston is also accused of violating probation for a previous charge of trafficking stolen property. The singer has long been troubled with lawsuits pertaining to stolen or unpaid property, previously being sued over a $1 million unpaid jewelry bill.
“This evening, police in Fort Irwin, Calif., arrested Kisean Anderson, aka Sean Kingston, without incident on a Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest warrant for numerous fraud and theft charges,” the Broward Sheriff’s Office said in a statement at the time of Kingston’s arrest.
“We were in the process of having him return to Florida after his show,” Bob Rosenblatt, an attorney representing Kingston, told NBC News, adding that the singer would waive extradition. “We want him back asap so we can show this is merely a civil case and not criminal. We look forward to challenging this case in court. “
Meanwhile, his mother, Janice Turner, is facing eight charges herself. Her legal issues date back to 2006 when she pled guilty to four counts of filing false loan applications and one count of bank fraud involving $132,000 in stolen funds. She is also currently embroiled in a civil lawsuit seeking $100,000 in unpaid rent for a different home than the one that was raided.
From Rolling Stone US
