Sean Kingston Held in Miami Federal Prison After He Was Unable to Pay $100K Bond

Sean Kingston, who was found guilty of fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud last month along with his mother, Janice Turner, was held in federal prison for several days after he was initially unable to pay his $100,000 bond, per NBC News and court documents obtained by PEOPLE.

On Thursday, April 10, Kingston — whose real name is Kisean Anderson — was ordered during a hearing to be remanded into the custody of the U.S. Marshals after being unable to satisfy bond, according to NBC News.

According to the Federal Bureau of Prisons website, the 35-year-old musician was being held at the Federal Detention Center in Miami.

However, Zeljka Bozanic, the singer’s attorney, confirmed to PEOPLE on Tuesday, April 15 that “his bond had been posted and he is in the process of getting released” after being held in federal prison.

Last month, Kingston and his mother were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud in a federal trial in Broward County, Fla.

The “Beautiful Girls” hitmaker was placed under house arrest with electronic monitoring, while Turner was taken into custody.

According to NBC6 South Florida, Kingston was also ordered to post a surety bond of a home valued at $500,000 and $200,000 in cash. The mother and son are scheduled to be sentenced on July 11.

The trial — which began on Monday, March 24 — concluded with closing arguments on Friday, March 28.

Per NBC6, the jury came to a decision after three and a half hours of deliberation,

The pair were convicted of defrauding several businesses, including multiple jewelers, a television installment company and a high-end car dealership.

Prosecutors said the total amount of items they acquired exceeded $1 million.

While Kingston didn’t testify, Turner did, and the judge decided his mother was a flight risk partly because she did so, according to Local10.

Kingston can be heard telling U.S. Marshal agents to “protect my mother” as he was escorted from the courthouse, per footage published by the outlet.

NBC6 reported on Thursday, March 27 that during the trial, Fort Lauderdale jeweler Moshe Edery testified that he lost his credibility after a failed $285,000 transfer from the “Take You There” artist. 

“I’m being scammed,” Edery said on the stand.

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Kingston and his mother were arrested in May 2024 and initially appeared in court in July. Both were charged with one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud.

For several years, Turner would often ensure deliveries and wire transfers, only to send fraudulent transfers instead, according to the indictment.

During the trial, the defense claimed that the prosecution didn’t have evidence that Kingston and his mother intended to commit fraud and said some of the alleged victims were given back their money and merchandise, according to NBC6.