Sean Kingston waived his right to fight extradition in a California court on Tuesday and agreed to be turned over to authorities in Broward County, Florida, where he is facing 10 charges related to fraud. According to the Associated Press, the rapper, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, did not make a public court appearance, instead signing papers agreeing to skip any extradition hearings.
The Broward County Sheriff’s Office told AP they will coordinate with the sheriffs in San Bernardino County, where Kingston was arrested last week at Fort Irwin, to return Kingston to Florida. Kingston was arrested on the same day as his mother, Janice Turner, and has been held in a county jail since.
According to an arrest warrant obtained by Rolling Stone earlier this week, the “Beautiful Girls” singer and his mother are accused of defrauding several businesses, including a jeweler and a car dealer. They face counts of grand theft over a Cadillac Escalade, $480,000 in jewelry, and a custom bed valued at $86,568.33.
Kingston’s other chargers pertain to allegedly defrauding banks and writing bad checks, including one check for nearly $45,000, according to the police report. Kingston is also accused of violating probation for a previous charge of trafficking stolen property. The singer has long been troubled with lawsuits pertaining to stolen or unpaid property, previously being sued over a $1 million unpaid jewelry bill. He is currently on two years’ probation for trafficking stolen property.
Last week, Bob Rosenblatt, an attorney representing Kingston, confirmed that the singer would agree to extradition. “We were in the process of having him return to Florida after his show,” Rosenblatt told NBC News. “We want him back ASAP so we can show this is merely a civil case and not criminal. We look forward to challenging this case in court.”
Turner is facing eight charges herself. Her legal issues date back to 2006 when she pled guilty to four counts of filing false loan applications and one count of bank fraud involving $132,000 in stolen funds. She is also currently embroiled in a civil lawsuit seeking $100,000 in unpaid rent for a different home than the one that was raided.
