Rapper Sean Kingston's mother, Janice Turner, has learned she will not be standing by her son in court on the day he is sentenced in a multimillion-dollar case she's accused of scamming. Although Turner planned to have everyone show solidarity in court, a Florida judge is making one thing clear: They will all be sentenced separately.
Turner, 61, filed an unopposed motion to postpone her sentencing to August 15, 2025, the day Kingston is to learn his punishment. Her request was straightforward: to be sentenced on the same day at a different time. Prosecutors didn't object, and the probation office did not oppose it. However, it was not enough to persuade United States District Judge David S. Leibowitz because the court said no.
Now, Turner's date with justice is still scheduled for 9 a.m. June 11, 2025, more than a month before her son's birthday.
The denial seems symbolic of the case, a family united in crime, now separated by the justice system. In March, a federal jury convicted Turner of being a core part of a profligate scheme that prosecutors say conned high-end vendors, banks, and businesses out of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Court records state that Turner and Kingston were each part of a finely oiled fraud machine. He added the celebrity glitz; she took care of everything behind the scenes, making fake wire transfers, sending counterfeit confirmations, and ensuring the goods flowed.
We're referring to a $285,000 jewelry request, a $150,000 home theater system linked to a phony Justin Bieber promotion, a bulletproof $160,000 Cadillac Escalade, and a luxury $86,000 bed. They had proven to have committed fraud against Bank of America of over $200,000 and First Republic Bank of over $100,000.
The scam lasted nearly a year, from April 2023 to March 2024, concluding with Turner's conviction on March 28, 2025. Her previous 2006 bank fraud conviction only worsened her case, and she was taken into custody immediately after the verdict. Meanwhile, Kingston is confined to his home, tagged with an ankle monitor, and waiting for his day of sentencing.
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For now, a courtroom may have divided them, but their destiny feels commingled forever. The only remaining question is how heavy the price they will pay for the high life they are accused of having manufactured will be.
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