(Miami) Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of defrauding multiple businesses out of more than $1 million.
Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, and his mother, Janice Turner, pleaded not guilty at an arraignment hearing before Broward Circuit Judge Ernest Kollra, the Sun SentinelBail had already been set at $90,000 at a previous hearing, and Kollra made no changes, the newspaper reported.
The artist and his mother have pleaded not guilty to organized fraud and robbery.
Kingston was initially arrested in Fort Irwin, California, in May on a warrant issued by the Broward Sheriff’s Office after a SWAT team raided his home in Southwest Ranches.
Kingston, 34, and Turner, 61, were charged with defrauding a jewelry company, a luxury bedding company, a used luxury and exotic car dealership and a luxury microLED television company since October 2023, according to the arrest warrants.
Kingston and his mother are due back in court on Oct. 11, the newspaper reported. They also face related charges in federal court.
Kingston burst onto the music scene at the age of 17 in 2007 with the hit Beautiful Girlswho put his words on the musical track Stand By Me by Ben E. King.