American singer Sean Kingston has been extradited to Florida, where he and his mother face charges for committing over a million dollars’ worth of fraud.
Kingston, 34, was booked into the Broward County jail on Sunday, according to jail records. He was arrested on May 23 at Fort Irwin, an Army training base in California’s Mojave Desert, where he was performing.
Last week, Kingston waived his right to contest extradition in a California court and agreed to be handed over to Florida authorities.
Kingston’s mother, 61-year-old Janice Turner, was arrested the same day as her son when a SWAT team raided his rented mansion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
According to arrest warrants released by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office, Kingston and Turner are charged with conducting an organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, identity theft, and related crimes. The warrants allege they stole money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade, and furniture.
The warrants detail that from October to March, they allegedly stole nearly $500,000 in jewelry, over $200,000 from Bank of America, $160,000 from a Cadillac dealer, more than $100,000 from First Republic Bank, and $86,000 from a custom bed manufacturer.
Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Anderson, appeared before a judge on Monday, who set his bond at $100,000, or $10,000 for each of the 10 charges he faces. He was also ordered to surrender his passport, is prohibited from possessing firearms, and cannot have contact with his mother.
Robert Rosenblatt, the attorney for Kingston and his mother, stated they look forward to addressing the charges in a Florida court and are confident of a successful resolution.
Kingston, who is already serving a two-year probation sentence for trafficking stolen property, now faces new legal battles. His mother, Janice Turner, previously pleaded guilty to bank fraud in 2006 for stealing over $160,000 and served nearly 1.5 years in prison, according to federal court records.
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