Sean Kingston and mother found guilty of wire fraud

Sean Kingston and his mother, Janice Turner, have been convicted of wire fraud.

The "Beautiful Girls" singer and rapper, 35, and his mother, 62, were found guilty on five counts of wire fraud at the conclusion of their federal trial in Fort Lauderdale on Friday, reported The New York Times. They face up to 20 years in prison for each count, and their sentencing is scheduled for July.

"We do not agree with the verdict," Kingston's attorney, Zeljka Bozanic, told Entertainment Weekly in a statement on Saturday. "We are thankful that Mr. Kingston was allowed to remain out on bond while awaiting sentencing. We will file an appeal at that time."

Turner's attorney, Humberto R. Dominguez, also told EW that they disagree with the verdict, writing in a statement, "We will be filing an appeal."

Turner was taken into federal custody on Friday, while Kingston was permitted to post bond of a home valued at $500,000 and $200,000 in cash. The musician remains in home detention with electronic monitoring, The New York Times reports.

Prosecutors told the Times that Kingston and Turner "unjustly enriched themselves" by pretending to have paid for expensive goods like cars and jewelry using bank wires, when no actual transactions had actually taken place.

EW previously reported that Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, had been charged with one count of organized scheme to defraud, four counts of criminal use of personal identification information, two counts of grand theft greater than $100,000, one count of grand theft greater than $20,000, and one count of fraud, according to arrest warrants. He was also charged with violating his two-year probation period for trafficking stolen property.

Turner was charged with one count of organized scheme to defraud, three counts of criminal use of personal identification information, two counts of grand theft over $100,000, one count of grand theft over $20,000, and one count of fraud. In 2006, she pleaded guilty to bank fraud and spent more than a year in prison.

The warrants for Kingston and Turner's arrests claimed that they knowingly defrauded multiple businesses, including a car dealership and several jewelry stores.

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Kingston was arrested in May in Fort Irwin, Calif., shortly after authorities raided his 14,000-square-foot home in Florida and arrested Turner.

The musician addressed the raid in an Instagram Story before he was arrested, writing, "People love negative energy! I am good and so is my mother! My lawyers are handling everything as we speak."