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Sean Kingston has spoken out after police raided his home and arrested his mother for fraud.
The singer, whose legal name is Kisean Anderson, was accused in February by a company of not fully paying for a huge TV and sound system at his residence in Fort Lauderdale.
A woman thought to be his mother was arrested at the property on Thursday (23 May) under fraud and theft charges.
In a statement provided to the BBC, the Broward Sheriff’s Office said: "As a result of the investigation, an adult female, Janice Turner, 2/16/1963, was taken into custody on numerous fraud and theft charges.
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"This investigation is active and ongoing."
Page Six reports that several detectives, along with members of the police SWAT team, swarmed the singer's Florida mansion.
On top of that, more than a dozen deputies were spotted near a command center on the driveway.
The popular singer is not believed to be in the home at the time of the raid, while law enforcement have not confirmed whether one of the arrest warrants was for Kingston.
The 'Take You There' singer has since spoken out after police raided his home and arrested his mother.
Taking to Instagram, Kingston said: "People love negative energy! I am good and so is my mother! … my lawyers are handling everything as we speak."
Kingston was sued by Ver Ver Entertainment in February for failing to pay for the purchase and installation of a TV, as per court documents.
The company claims Kingston 'induced' the business to install the tech products with 'as small a down payment as possible'.
But following the installation, Ver Ver Entertainment says the singer failed to make the remaining payments, and is subsequently suing him for a breach of contract and fraud.
A lawyer representing Ver Ver Entertainment has told Miami's Local 10 they are hoping to get the TV back following the police raid on Thursday.
"We know that our property is inside this house right here, so as soon as the raid takes place we are going to have a crew of people in there to reassemble it and take it back to its rightful owner," they said.
Meanwhile, an attorney for the company told NBC 6 South Florida: "He likes having bling, he likes showing off, he’s a showman.
"My client has a $150,000 television sound system that’s in there, there’s also about $1 million worth of watches that are in there, there’s an $80,000 custom bed that was ordered."
UNILAD has reached out to Kingston's representatives for comment.
