Janice Turner, mother of Sean Kingston, sentenced to 5 years in U.S. federal prison for a $1M luxury goods fraud scheme. Deportation to follow
Janice Turner, the 63-year-old mother of American pop singer Sean Kingston, has been sentenced to five years in federal prison in the United States after being convicted in a $1 million fraud case involving luxury goods.
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Turner was found guilty alongsideSean Kingston, Janice Turner, fraud case, luxury scam, U.S. court sentencing her son in March, with both facing five counts of wire fraud.
Court documents revealed that the duo operated a fraudulent scheme between April 2023 and March 2024, using fake wire transfers to unlawfully acquire expensive items, including luxury watches and a car, without making payments.
Some of the fraudulent acquisitions include
Two watches valued at $480,000
Another watch worth $285,000
A luxury car priced at $159,702.78
Janice Turner was the nerve center of this operation.
All the items were obtained using false payment methods and were **never paid for**, prosecutors said.
At her sentencing, U.S. District Court Judge David S. Leibowitz called Turner the “nerve center” of the entire operation.
Although her defense team requested leniency citing health concerns and charitable work, the court delivered the full five-year sentence.
Turner is also expected to be deported to Jamaica after completing her prison term.
This isn’t her first run-in with the law—she previously served over a year in federal prison for a 2006 bank fraud conviction.
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Meanwhile, Sean Kingston (real name Kisean Anderson) is set to be sentenced on August 28. The singer is known for hits such as “Beautiful Girls”, “Fire Burning”, and “Eenie Meenie” with Justin Bieber.
