Sean Kingston, Mother Ordered To Pay US$38,500 In Restitution In Wire Fraud Case

US Rapper Sean Kingston, and his mother, Janice Turner, have been ordered to pay $38,500 USD in restitution as part of their ongoing federal wire fraud case. The singer, who has Jamaican parentage, was slapped with a 42 month sentence last month.

The amended judgment, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, follows Kingston’s sentencing in August, when the 35-year-old star was handed a three-and-a-half-year prison term. Turner, 62, received a five-year prison sentence and may face deportation proceedings.

Both will also serve three years of probation after release.

The restitution stems from their elaborate $1 million USD scheme that targeted sellers of luxury goods, including a 232-inch television, a bulletproof Cadillac Escalade, watches, and high-end jewellery. Prosecutors say Kingston and Turner enticed merchants to his Florida mansion with the promise of flashy social media promotion, only to provide fake wire transfer receipts in exchange for the merchandise.