Arrest warrants allege Kingston and his 61-year-old mom stole cash, jewellery, a Cadillac Escalade and furnishings.
SAN BERNARDINO, California – Rapper and singer Sean Kingston on Tuesday waived his proper to struggle extradition in a California court docket and agreed to be turned over to authorities in Florida, the place he and his mom are accused of committing greater than 1,000,000 in fraud.
Kingston, 34, didn’t make a public court docket look however signed paperwork agreeing to skip extradition hearings, San Bernardino court docket representatives and the sheriff instructed The Related Press.
He remained in a Southern California jail Tuesday afternoon, however sheriff's officers will coordinate with the Broward County Sheriff's Workplace to return him to Florida, sheriff's spokeswoman Mara Rodriguez stated in an electronic mail.
Kingston was arrested Thursday at Fort Irwin, an Military coaching base in California's Mojave Desert, the place he was performing.
His mom, Janice Turner, 61, was arrested the identical day, when a SWAT group raided Kingston's rented mansion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Kingston and Turner have been charged with finishing up an organized scheme to defraud, grand theft, id theft and associated crimes, based on arrest warrants issued by the Broward County Sheriff's Workplace. The warrants allege they stole cash, jewellery, a Cadillac Escalade and furnishings.
The Jamaican-American performer had a No. 1 hit with “Stunning Ladies” in 2007 and collaborated with Justin Bieber on the music “Eenie Meenie.”
Robert Rosenblatt, a lawyer for Kingston and his mom, had stated Friday that they deliberate to waive extradition, saying they hoped to handle the fees in a Florida court docket and have been “assured of a profitable decision.”
Emails despatched Tuesday to Rosenblatt requesting additional remark weren’t instantly returned.
Warrants within the case say that from October to March they stole practically $500,000 in jewellery, greater than $200,000 from Financial institution of America, $160,000 from the Escalade dealership, greater than $100,000 from First Republic Financial institution, $86,000 from the customized mattress maker . No particulars got.
Kingston, whose authorized title is Kisean Anderson, was already on two years' probation for trafficking in stolen property.
His mom pleaded responsible in 2006 to financial institution fraud for stealing greater than $160,000 and served practically a yr and a half in jail, based on federal court docket information.