Sean Kingston has been arrested on charges of fraud and theft following a home raid.
The singer was arrested on Thursday in San Bernardino County in California following police raiding his home in Florida.
According to People, the rapper, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, was charged with “numerous” counts of alleged fraud and theft.
Broward Sheriff’s Office confirmed to the publication: “This evening, police in Fort Irwin, Calif., arrested Kisean Anderson, aka Sean Kingston without incident on a Broward Sheriff’s Office arrest warrant for numerous fraud and theft charges.”
“According to investigators, he will be booked into jail in San Bernardino, Calif.”
An arrest warrant for the 34-year-old had been issued earlier in the day following a raid on a South Florida mansion he was renting.
Sean’s mother, Janice Turner, was also arrested at the home on her own numerous fraud and theft charges earlier on Thursday.
Prior to his arrest, he wrote on his Instagram stories: “People love negative energy! I am good and so is my mother!”
“My lawyers are handling everything as we speak,” he added.
The Sheriff’s Office confirmed to People that the arrest and search warrants were served at a Southwest Ranches residence following an ongoing investigation.
The raid followed a lawsuit between Ver Ver Entertainment and the singer that was filed in February, claiming he had not paid for items purchased from the company.
The complaint claimed Sean presented “numerous false representations” to the company and that he had a “current and ongoing working relationship” with Justin Bieber.
The law suit further claimed that he promised them he would produce promotional videos with Justin – to reduce what he owed them.
However, they found that the artist had “no ongoing working” relationship with Justin.
The complaint alleged that the Beautiful Girls singer breached his contract by failing to pay after multiple attempts to collect payments – claiming the singer “has a long history of engaging in fraudulent conduct.”
Ver Ver Entertainment claimed that a judgment was entered against Sean in 2015 after he got $356,000 in watches without paying for them.
Further were entered in 2016 and 2022 when he allegedly acquired $301,500 in jewellery and watches worth over $1 million without paying.
Attorney Dennis Card told People : “I filed a lawsuit against Sean Kingston.”
“A detective in Broward County read my lawsuit and contacted me, and so we went down and gave, with my client, a recorded statement and an affidavit.”
He added: “We have been waiting on this raid for more than two months now.”
