Sean Kingston’s mother sentenced in $1 million South Florida fraud case involving luxury goods and false payments

Janice Turner, Sean Kingston’s mother, receives five-year sentence for orchestrating a million-dollar fraud.

Janice Turner, the mother of singer Sean Kingston, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and three years of supervised release for her role in a $1 million wire fraud case. According to CBS Miami, Turner, 63, and Kingston, 35 — whose legal name is Kisean Anderson — were convicted on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Kingston is set to be sentenced on August 28.

During sentencing, Turner expressed remorse, telling the court, “I’m sorry. My intention was to keep my son afloat in this difficult industry… I am begging for mercy for me and my son.” Her attorney noted that most of the defrauded businesses have been compensated.

The case centered on a 2024 scheme in which Turner and Kingston misrepresented payments to acquire luxury items — including jewelry and vehicles — without actually transferring funds. Investigators confirmed the wire transfers were never completed, yet the duo retained over $1 million in goods and assets.

Kingston was arrested on May 23, 2024, at Fort Irwin, a U.S. Army base in California, while Turner was taken into custody during a raid at a South Florida mansion. The fraud reportedly occurred between October 2023 and March 2024, impacting several entities including Bank of America, First Republic Bank, and various luxury retailers.

At the time of his arrest, Kingston was already serving probation for trafficking stolen property. Turner, meanwhile, had a prior conviction for bank fraud in 2006, for which she served nearly 18 months in prison.

Kingston gained fame in 2007 with his chart-topping single "Beautiful Girls" and later collaborated with Justin Bieber on “Eenie Meenie.”