FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Recording artist Sean Kingston was booked into the Broward County jail over the weekend to face several felony charges after authorities accused him — and his mother — of committing more than a million dollars worth of fraud.
Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Paul Anderson, was in the Broward Sheriff’s Office Main Jail facility as of Monday morning.
The 34-year-old “Beautiful Girls” singer faced a judge Monday afternoon following his return to South Florida.
He was arrested in California soon after BSO deputies raided a mansion he rents in Southwest Ranches on May 23 and booked into the BSO Main Jail on Sunday.
That’s when authorities arrested his mother, Janice Turner, 61.
The pair is accused of stealing money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture, according to publicly-released documents.
In a civil complaint obtained from the Broward Clerk of Courts, a company by the name Ver Ver Entertainment alleges that Kingston partially paid for a 232-inch television and entertainment system but, following the installation, never paid for the product in full.
The complaint alleges that Kingston used his name and celebrity status to scam people out of products and services — never paying for them.
According to online jail records, Kingston remained jailed on a $100,000 bond on nine felony charges and a probation violation ahead of his court appearance Monday.
Prosecutors had asked that he be held without bond.
Turner had also been released, but both have to prove the money is coming from a legitimate source and can’t be around each other.