Rapper Sean Kingston was arrested on quite a few fraud and theft prices in California on Thursday, hours after his mom was additionally arrested throughout a SWAT raid of his rented Florida mansion, authorities mentioned.
In keeping with the Broward County Sheriff’s Workplace, Kingston (actual identify Kisean Paul Anderson), was arrested “with out incident” in Fort Irwin, Calif.
NBC 6 South Florida captured aerial footage of the raid at Kingston’s Fort Lauderdale residence, through which his mom, 61-year-old Janice Turner, is escorted to a police cruiser in handcuffs.
The outlet reported the arrests are to do with a lawsuit towards Kingston, 34, that accuses the Lovely Ladies singer of defrauding a Florida-based firm by refusing to pay for a house leisure system that encompasses a 232-inch tv.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Workplace has not confirmed any connections between the continued lawsuit and Kingston’s arrest or the raid on his residence.
After his mom was arrested, Kingston made a press release on Instagram saying his legal professionals are “dealing with every part as we converse.” He didn’t straight tackle any of the fees.
“Folks love unfavorable power!” Kingston wrote. “I’m good and so is my mom!”
Sean Kingston’s Instagram story on Could 23, 2024.
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The corporate suing Kingston, Ver Ver Leisure, within the lawsuit mentioned the rapper inquired about buying an leisure system in September. Ver Ver alleged Kingston requested for a lesser fee and credit score with the corporate in trade for arranging Justin Bieber to star in its commercials.
Kingston and Bieber collaborated on the hit 2010 track Eenie Meenie after which Gained’t Cease, launched the next 12 months.
The lawsuit claims Kingston paid solely US$30,000 (practically C$41,000) to Ver Ver Leisure in November. It mentioned Kingston by no means got here by means of on his quite a few industrial guarantees and made no additional funds.
Dennis Card, the lawyer representing Ver Ver, mentioned this fraudulent behaviour is commonplace for Kingston.
“He’s bought mainly a script,” Card instructed NBC 6. “He says that he works with Justin Bieber, and that he clearly places on an enormous present right here. It is a rental home, he doesn’t personal it, and he lures folks utilizing his celeb into having them launch issues with out him paying for it after which he merely by no means pays.”
“He likes having bling, he likes displaying off, he’s a showman,” Card continued. “That is an organized systematic fraud.”
Card alleged Kingston’s mom is “complicit” within the alleged fraud. He mentioned Bieber is by no means concerned with Kingston right this moment.
He mentioned the tv sound system offered by Ver Ver is value US$150,000 (about C$205,000). On the time of his arrest, Kingston was in California for a efficiency.
He has been jailed in San Bernadino, Calif. His extradition to Florida is pending.
Turner is being held on US$160,000 (about C$219,200) bond. In keeping with data from the Florida Division of Corrections, Kingston is presently on two years’ probation for trafficking stolen property.
Turner in 2006 pleaded responsible to financial institution fraud for stealing over US$160,000 and served a virtually 12 months and a half jail sentence, AP reported.
The investigation is ongoing.
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