Rapper Sentenced to 3.5 Years in Prison for $1M Fraud Scheme
Rapper Sean Kingston was sentenced Friday to three and a half years in federal prison after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme where he used his fame as leverage to scam sellers out of luxury goods — and then…
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About Sean Kingston
Kisean Paul Anderson, known professionally as Sean Kingston, is an American singer. Born in Miami, he signed with J. R. Rotem's record label Beluga Heights Records, in a joint venture with Koch and Epic Records in 2007. The label released his 2007 debut single "Beautiful Girls", which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and served as lead single for his debut album Sean Kingston (2007). It peaked at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and spawned the top 40-single "Take You There", while his second album, Tomorrow (2009), saw a commercial decline, but spawned the top five-single "Fire Burning". His third album, Back 2 Life (2013), failed to chart and served as his final release on a major label, but spawned the moderate hit "Beat It".
Everything about Sean Kingston →- Occupation
- singer, rapper, songwriter, composer
- Citizenship
- United States
- Born
- February 3, 1990
- Website
- https://seankingstonmusic.com/