{"id":7042,"date":"2025-07-24T17:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/sean-kingston-mother-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-in-1m-fraud-case\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T17:10:04","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:10:04","slug":"sean-kingston-mother-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-in-1m-fraud-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatrustedlawyers.com\/blog\/sean-kingston-mother-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-in-1m-fraud-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Kingston Mother Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison In $1M Fraud Case"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n\tSean Kingston<\/a>\u2019s mother has been sentenced to five years in prison and three years on probation after being convicted along with her son of wire fraud over a scheme to steal more than $1 million in high-end cars, jewelry and other luxury goods.<\/p>\n

\n\tJanice Turner<\/strong>, 63, received the sentence from Judge David S. Leibowitz<\/strong> during a hearing in Miami federal court Wednesday, according to federal court records. A hearing on restitution is set for October.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt the hearing, Turner apologized to the judge for her conduct, according to Miami\u2019s local CBS affiliate<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m sorry. My intention was to keep my son afloat in this difficult industry. They used him and abused him. I am begging for mercy for me and my son.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tKingston, best known for his chart-topping 2007 hit \u201cBeautiful Girls,\u201d was convicted in March along with his mother of defrauding luxury goods vendors of more than $1 million in merchandise, including a Cadillac Escalade and a massive LED television.<\/p>\n

\n\tProsecutors say the duo exploited his celebrity status to convince vendors to deliver goods without immediate payment, either by \u201cpromising to place his victims and their products in social media promos\u201d or by \u201cname-dropping high-profile celebrities as potential referral clients.\u201d When payment was due, Kingston or Turner would text them fake wire transfer receipts, falsely suggesting that the money had been sent.<\/p>\n

\n\tFollowing a trial in March, it took jurors less than four hours of deliberation to convict the pair of one count of wire fraud conspiracy and four counts of wire fraud.<\/p>\n

\n\tIn court filings last week, Turner\u2019s lawyers pleaded for a lenient sentence, citing health issues and \u201cminimal criminal history.\u201d They asked the judge for only 30 months \u2014 far less than the 63 to 78 months recommended by sentencing guidelines.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u00a0\u201cMs. Turner will go to prison; she has earned the prison sentence,\u201d her lawyers write, adding emphasis in their filing. \u201cHowever, a sentence greater than thirty months is a waste of taxpayer resources based upon the history and characteristics of Ms. Turner.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWednesday\u2019s sentence \u2013 60 months \u2013 came closer to the guidelines than to Turner\u2019s request. Kingston\u2019s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Aug. 15.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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