Sean Kingston, whose mother was recently sentenced to five years in federal prison following their fraud convictions, is pushing for his own sentence to include house arrest.
In Florida court documents obtained by Complex, the “Beautiful Girls” singer’s attorneys argue that deterring him from future offenses “can effectively be accomplished by a reasonable term of home detention.” They add that “in many instances, home confinement or house arrest is, in itself, a substantial punishment” for crimes like his.
Kingston—born Kisean Anderson—and his mother, Janice Turner, were convicted of one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Prosecutors said that from April 2023 to just over a year later, the pair defrauded luxury vendors out of more than $1 million.
“Most of the victims were paid back and the restitution owed is minimal in comparison to the loss for which Mr. Anderson is being held responsible,” his legal team wrote in an Aug. 11 sentencing memo.
Ahead of his Aug. 15 sentencing, multiple character letters have been filed, including from Kingston’s sister, fellow artist Iyaz, a Fort Lauderdale grocery store cashier who described him as “always willing to lend a hand,” a local delivery driver with similar praise, an unhoused man who said Kingston gave him food and clothing, and several others.
