Rapper Sean Kingston和他的母亲被判入狱,并被命令支付38 500美元,以补偿利用虚假社交媒体承诺的100万美元欺诈计划。 Rapper Sean Kingston and his mother were sentenced to prison and ordered to pay $38,500 in restitution for a $1 million fraud scheme using fake social media promises.

35岁的Rapper Sean Kington和他的母亲Janice Eleanor Turner在被一项涉及约100万美元的联邦诈骗计划定罪后,被命令支付38 500美元的赔偿金。 Rapper Sean Kingston, 35, and his mother, Janice Eleanor Turner, were ordered to pay $38,500 in restitution after being convicted in a federal fraud scheme involving about $1 million. 两人于3月因共谋和电线欺诈等罪名被判有罪。 Both were found guilty in March on charges including conspiracy and wire fraud. 从2023年4月至2024年3月,金斯顿利用社交媒体承诺进行促销,以换取诸如防弹衣、手表和大型LED电视等奢侈品,但发送了假电汇收据,却从未付款。 From April 2023 to March 2024, Kingston used social media to promise promotional exposure in exchange for luxury items like a bulletproof Escalade, watches, and a large LED TV, but sent fake wire transfer receipts and never paid. 为了追回资金,受害者往往不得不起诉或举报欺诈行为。 Victims often had to sue or report the fraud to recover funds. 这对夫妇于2024年5月在袭击金斯敦佛罗里达州豪宅和在加利福尼亚军事基地单独逮捕时被捕。 The pair were arrested in May 2024 during a raid on Kingston’s Florida mansion and a separate arrest at a California military base. 金斯敦被判处三年半监禁和三年缓刑,特纳被判处五年监禁。 Kingston received a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence and three years of probation, while Turner was sentenced to five years. 两人目前都被关押在迈阿密的联邦拘留中心,金斯敦未来收入的一部分将用来偿还归还款。 Both are currently incarcerated at a federal detention center in Miami, and part of Kingston’s future income will be used to repay the restitution.