Rapper Sean Kingston and His Mother Stole More Than $1 Million Through Fraud, Authorities Say

Rapper Sean Kingston and His Mother Stole More Than $1 Million Through Fraud, Authorities Say
Sean Kingston arrives at the 40th Anniversary American Music Awards in Los Angeles on Nov. 18, 2012. Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Rapper and singer Sean Kingston and his mother committed more than a million dollars in fraud in recent months, stealing money, jewelry, a Cadillac Escalade and furniture, documents released Friday allege.

Kingston, 34, and his 61-year-old mother, Janice Turner, have been charged with conducting an organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, identity theft and related crimes, according to arrest warrants released by the Broward County Sheriff’s Office.