Singer Sean Kingston was sentenced to three and a half years in prison Friday (Aug 15) after being convicted of a US$1 million (S$1.28 million) fraud scheme in which he leveraged his fame to dupe sellers into giving him luxury items that he then never paid for.

Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Paul Anderson, and his mother, Janice Eleanor Turner, were convicted in March by a federal jury of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud. Turner was sentenced to five years in prison last month.

Before US Judge David Leibowitz handed down Kingston's sentence, the singer apologised to the judge in the South Florida courtroom and said he had learned from his actions. His attorney asked if he could self-surrender at a later date due to health issues, but the judge ordered h

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