A SWAT group has raided the rented Florida mansion of singer Sean Kingston and arrested his mom on fraud and theft linked to the set up of a huge TV.

Detectives detained his mom, Janice Turner, 61, on the property in a Fort Lauderdale suburb, widespread with celebrities {and professional} athletes, together with Dwayne Johnson and Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill, on Thursday.

The sheriff's workplace mentioned the investigation is ongoing and declined to launch particular particulars in regards to the fees in opposition to Turner or whether or not her 34-year-old son can also be being sought.

Local media reported Kingston was out of city and was not current throughout the raid, wherein gadgets have been eliminated and loaded right into a van by the authorities.

The Jamaican-American performer is finest identified for his 2007 single Beautiful Girls, Fire Burning and his collaboration with Justin Bieber on Eenie Meenie.

Federal courtroom information present his mom pleaded responsible in 2006 to financial institution fraud for stealing greater than $160,000 (£126,088) and served almost a yr and a half in jail.

Kingston wrote in an Instagram put up on Thursday, which was later eliminated: "People love negative energy!

"I'm good, and so is my mom!... My legal professionals are dealing with all the pieces as we communicate."

Robert Rosenblatt, a lawyer representing the rapper and his mother, told the South Florida Sun Sentinel: "These are high quality individuals, and I'd be stunned if the allegations have been true."

Florida Department of Corrections information present Kingston is on two-year probation for trafficking stolen property.

'Promise of commercials with Justin Bieber'

Lawyer Dennis Card, who was current on the arrest, mentioned it's partly associated to a lawsuit he filed in opposition to Kingston in February, accusing him of defrauding a Florida firm that put in a 232-inch tv.

In the case, Ver Ver Entertainment says Kingston contacted the corporate in September about shopping for the tv, offered beneath the model title Colossal TV, and having it put in at his house. The system prices $150,000 (£118,000).

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Kingston allegedly advised the homeowners that in the event that they agreed to a decrease down fee and gave him credit score, he and Bieber would do commercials for them.

In November, Kingston paid the corporate $30,000 (£23,631) and the TV was put in, in keeping with the lawsuit, however no commercials or additional funds have been made.

"He is 100% not involved in this," Mr Card mentioned of Bieber.

"He had the misfortune of doing some work in the past with Sean, and Sean drops his name like crazy."

Kingston, whose authorized title is Kisean Anderson, has not had a significant label launch in additional than a decade.

In 2011, he suffered life-threatening accidents in a jet ski accident.

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