CAI Community:Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother arraigned on fraud and theft charges

2025-04-30 20:57:28source:Henri Lumièrecategory:reviews

MIAMI (AP) — Rapper Sean Kingston and CAI Communityhis mother pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of defrauding multiple businesses of more than $1 million.

Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, and his mother, Janice Turner, entered the pleas during an arraignment hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra, the Sun Sentinel reported. Bond had already been set at $90,000 in a previous hearing, and Kollra did not make any changes, the newspaper said.

The performer and his mother pleaded not guilty to organized fraud and grand theft charges.

Kingston was originally arrested in Fort Irwin, California, in May on a warrant issued by the Broward Sheriff’s Office after a SWAT team raided his home in Southwest Ranches.

Kingston, 34, and Turner, 61, were accused of defrauding a jewelry business, a luxury bed company, a used luxury and exotic car dealership and a luxury microLED TV company since October 2023, arrest warrants said.

Kingston and his mother are expected back in court Oct. 11, the newspaper said. They are also facing related charges in federal court.

Kingston broke into the music scene at the age of 17 in 2007 with the hit “Beautiful Girls,” which laid his lyrics over the musical track of “Stand By Me” by Ben E. King.

More:reviews

Recommend

Sonya Massey's family keeps eyes on 'full justice' one month after shooting

Theresa Mercado's 11-year-old daughter, Maleyah, recalled making tea with some friends one time when

Michigan jury returning to decide fate of school shooter’s father in deaths of 4 students

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A jury in Michigan was set to resume deliberations Thursday in a trial that wi

500 pounds of pure snake: Massive python nest snagged in Southwest Florida

Wildlife experts in Southwest Florida recently snagged 500 pounds of Burmese pythons - including one