Sean Kingston's Mother Sentenced to Jail Time

Four months ago recording artist, Sean Kingston, and his mother, Janice Turner, were convicted on fraud charges in Miami after scamming local businesses out of over $1 million in goods and services [click here if you missed that]. 

This week Janice Turner was sentenced to five years in prison...

From NBC6

Janice Turner, mother of artist Sean Kingston, was sentenced to five years in prison on Wednesday after she and her son were convicted in a $1 million fraud case in Broward County.

A jury back in March found 35-year-old Kingston, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, and his mother guilty of all counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

During her court appearance, Turner, 63, cried and asked the judge for mercy for both her and her son.

NBC6 spoke with her attorney after the judge handed down his sentence.

"It was a hard-fought sentence, so we have mixed feelings on it," Humberto Dominguez said. "We won on some points and obviously lost on some points. All of which will be handled on appeal. So we have mixed feelings on it. Overall, the judge tried to do what was right and what was fair."

After serving her sentence, Turner will be on supervised release for three years.

She could also face possible deportation to Jamaica after being released and could be barred from reentering the U.S.

Turner will appear in court for a restitution hearing set for Oct. 16.

While her son wasn't in court during her sentencing since he was placed on house arrest, Dominguez said he wrote a letter to the judge, asking for his mother to get a lighter sentence.

"She’s been a great mom, a loving, caring person," Dominguez said. "Just like I said, asking the judge to factor in her age and medical condition."

Court filings on Friday showed Turner's attorneys asking the judge that her sentence should be only 30 months in prison as opposed to the recommended 63 to 78 months.