Sean Kingston just spent several days in federal prison—but not because of a new crime. The 35-year-old rapper found himself behind bars in Miami after failing to pay a $100,000 bond, according to court documents obtained by NBC News.
The incident unfolded after a hearing on April 10. Kingston was ordered to post the bond, but when he didn’t, he was taken into custody and held at the Federal Detention Center in Miami.
Thankfully for Kingston, his legal team managed to get things sorted not long after. On April 15, his attorney Zeljka Bozanic gave an update to TMZ.
“Mr. Kingston’s bond has been posted and he is in the process of being released,” Bozanic said. “Sean is currently back in home detention with GPS monitoring.”
The drama stems from an ongoing fraud case involving Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner. Last month, both were found guilty of five counts of fraud and placed under house arrest. Their sentencing is set for July 11, and things are looking serious—they each face up to 20 years in prison for every single count.
The case goes back to a 2023 indictment that accused the pair of orchestrating a scheme to defraud multiple sellers out of luxury items. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida said in a statement that Kingston and Turner were involved in a plot to trick sellers of high-end specialty vehicles, jewelry, and other goods using fake documentation.
It was a wild fall from grace for Kingston, who rose to fame in the late 2000s with hits like “Beautiful Girls.” Since then, his public profile has taken a backseat to legal issues and behind-the-scenes drama.
Now, Kingston is out of jail and back under house arrest, but the real countdown is on for July. With sentencing looming and some very serious charges on the table, it remains to be seen what comes next for the rapper.
