(CelebrityAccess) — Rapper Sean Kingston is dealing with felony costs in Florida following his arrest for fraud on Thursday.
In accordance with the Related Press, the Broward County Sheriff’s Workplace stated Kingston was arrested in California on Thursday, based mostly on a warrant issued in Florida. The small print of the allegations leveled in opposition to Kingston weren’t instantly obtainable.
Earlier Thursday, investigators in Broward County additionally arrested Kingston’s 51-year-old mom, Janice Turner, throughout a raid of the rapper’s residence in South Florida. The Broward County Sheriff’s Workplace web site reveals that Turner is dealing with a number of costs, together with grand theft, try to achieve property price greater than $50,000 by fraud, and fraudulent use of ID with out consent.
The Related Press reported that among the costs stem from a failed take care of Ver Ver Leisure, who allege in a civil lawsuit that Kingston contacted the corporate in 2023 about buying a 232-inch and having it put in in his Florida dwelling.
As a part of the deal, Ver Ver alleges that Kingston bargained for a decrease down cost by promising to do promotional work for the corporate, together with a business with fellow music star Justin Bieber. Nevertheless, Ver Ver claims that whereas the tv was put in, the promised promotional work did not materialize.
Kingston, whose actual identify is Kisean Paul Anderson, is presently on probation in Florida associated to an interstate trafficking in stolen items felony cost from 2023, in line with Florida’s Division of Corrections.
Robert Rosenblatt, an legal professional representing Kingston and his mom, advised the Related Press that he’s conscious of among the allegations his shoppers are dealing with.
“We look ahead to addressing these in court docket and are assured of a profitable decision for Shawn and his mom,” Rosenblatt advised the AP.
