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Court documents revealed that singer Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, have been ordered to pay $38,500 in restitution to a victim in their federal wire fraud case in Broward County.
Kingston was convicted in March on multiple counts of wire fraud and conspiracy in a scheme that involved luxury items including a 232-inch television, a bulletproof Cadillac Escalade, and expensive jewelry.
62 year old Turner was also convicted as a co-defendant.
On Monday, an amended judgment filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in the Fort Lauderdale Division, updated restitution requirements following Kingston’s August sentencing.
Kingston who's 35 years old was sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison, followed by three years of probation. Turner was sentenced last month to five years in prison and three years of probation.
They said 17 additional victims were identified, and many items were recovered during a SWAT raid on Kingston’s Southwest Ranches rental mansion in May 2024.
Judge David Leibowitz noted that Kingston accepted responsibility for his actions, unlike his mother, and highlighted Kingston’s challenging upbringing and rise to fame at 16.
A restitution hearing is scheduled within 90 days unless the parties reach an agreement sooner.
