Sean Kingston was reportedly taken into federal custody on April 10 after failing to pay $100,000 in cash to maintain his bond agreement. He appeared in front of U.S. District Judge David S. Leibowitz for a brief hearing in which his legal team explained he was unable to cover the financial burden. He had agreed on a layered bond agreement, which totaled a $200,000 cash bond and a $500,000 personal surety bond. The update comes after a jury found him and his mother, Janice Turner, guilty on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Kingston will remain behind bars until his sentencing on July 11.
The legal drama began for Sean Kingston and his mother, last year, when authorities raided one of the singer’s properties. The raid came after a man by the name of Ariel Mateos sued Kingston for allegedly not paying for luxury items. Mateos’ lawyer, Dennis Carr, detailed Kingston’s alleged scheme while speaking with reporters outside of the site of the raid. “He’s got basically a script,” Carr said at the time. “He says that he works with Justin Bieber and that he obviously puts on a big show here. This is a rental house. He doesn’t own it, and he lures people using his celebrity into having them release things without him paying for it and he simply never pays.”
Sean Kingston’s Charges
Authorities eventually arrested Sean Kingston and his mother in connection to an alleged scheme to defraud luxury vendors of high-price items such as vehicles, jewelry, and more. During the trial, several alleged witnesses spoke on the stand. Ariel Mateos, for one, claimed that he sold Kingston a 232-inch television valued at $115,000. After putting up a $30,000 down payment, Kingston allegedly used fake wire transfer receipts to avoid paying him the remaining balance.
After the guilty verdict, Sean Kingston shared a heartfelt message for his mother on Instagram. “My only queen forever,” he captioned a photo of her. “Love you!!!! I promise you this is not the end! [broken heart emojis].”
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