Sean Kingston has formally been booked into the Broward County jail and is at the moment being held on $100k bond in connection to his fraud and theft case.
In response to the Affiliate Press, he was taken in to the Florida jail on Sunday (June 2), following his arrest throughout a efficiency in California final month.
Kingston’s mom, Janice Turner, was additionally arrested on quite a few fraud and theft fees throughout a raid at their rented Florida mansion on the identical day her son was arrested throughout the nation.
The “Lovely Ladies” singer is going through grand theft fees after he allegedly stole jewellery, a Cadillac Escalade and a customized mattress price greater than $80,000. He has additionally been accused of defrauding banks of greater than $45,000, violating his probation for trafficking stolen property and writing dangerous checks. In whole, he faces 10 completely different fees.
Sean Kingston booked into Florida jail on $100K bond after fraud & theft arrest
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Following the preliminary raid in Florida and his mom’s arrest, the 34-year-old took to social media to clear his title.
“Individuals love unfavourable power!” he posted on Instagram. “I’m good and so is my mom! My attorneys are dealing with every part as we communicate.”
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The arrests relate to a lawsuit filed towards him earlier this 12 months by an organization known as Ver Ver Leisure LLC, who’re accusing the singer of breach of contract and fraud after he reached out to the corporate to buy a big TV and sound system.
In alternate for the electronics, which might have price over $100,000, Kingston allegedly promised to make promotional movies for the merchandise with Justin Bieber, who he labored with on “Eeenie Meenie.”
He paid a $30,000 down cost for the products and agreed to make a second cost of $47,000, whereas the remainder can be paid for within the type of social-media posts.
In response to the lawsuit, he did not make the second cost after the TV was put in and didn’t make any of the posts both.
This isn’t the primary time he has been accused of not paying for gadgets.
Again in November, watch firm Dream Watch petitioned a courtroom to award them $1,054,107.50 for 2 watches the vocalist allegedly did not pay for: a Richard Mille Mannequin RM 65.01 Automated and a Patek Phillipe Calibre.
The corporate claimed that Kingston reached out to them in 2022 to buy the 2 watches, and considered one of their representatives flew from Malaysia to Los Angeles to furnish the singer with the watches.
Nevertheless, he reportedly by no means got here by way of with the funds regardless of promising to compensate them by way of wire switch.
