American singer Kisean Paul Anderson, known professionally as Sean Kingston, has been sentenced to three and a half years in prison followed by three years of supervised release. The singer known for his hit song Beautiful Girl was convicted on Friday, August 15, 2025, on conspiracy charges to commit wire fraud and wire fraud.
Before his sentenced was passed by U.S. Judge David Leibowitz in the South Florida courtroom, Sean Kingston apologised to the judge and the courtroom at large, saying he had learned from his actions.
“I apologise, I apologise, I’ve learned from my actions. All I’m asking for is to accept my apology to the court.”
According to Assistant U.S. Attorney Marc Anton, Kingston was a bully and a fraud who wanted to maintain his luxury lifestyle at all costs.
“He clearly doesn’t like to pay and relies on his celebrity status to defraud his victims,” he said. “He is a thief and a conman, plain and simple.”
Sean Kingston’s defence attorney defended the Fire Burning crooner, saying he was naive and still had the mentality of a teenager.
“No one showed him how to invest his money. Money went in and money went out on superficial things,” defence lawyer Zeljka Bozanic said.
Zeljka added that Kingston was already paying back his victims and would continue to do so after he finishes serving his time.
More details on Sean Kingston’s legal issues
On May 23, 2024, Sean Kingston had his rented Florida mansion raided by the SWAT team. His mother, who was in the house at the time, was arrested, and Sean was picked up some hours later in California after a concert in Fort Irwin.
Kingston and his mother were arrested following an arrest warrant issued after several cases of fraud and theft. The singer was later released from Broward County jail in Florida after posting a bail of $100,000.

Two months later, Sean and his mum were indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts each of wire fraud. According to reports, the star fraudulently used social media to obtain luxury goods and often negotiated deals with false promises. Sean or his mother would pay for goods using fake wire receipts. Reports say the fraud adds up to $1 million.
On March 28, 2025, both Kingston and his mother were convicted by a jury on all charges. On July 23, 2025, the mother was sentenced to 5 years in prison.