Sean Kingston, whose mother recently received a five-year federal prison sentence following her and her son’s fraud convictions, is asking for his own sentence to be limited, at least in part, to house arrest.

In Florida-filed court docs viewed by Complex, the “Beautiful Girls” singer’s legal team cites several past cases as precedent for their argument that deterring their client from additional offenses “can effectively be accomplished by a reasonable term of home detention.” In fact, as Kingston’s lawyers further argue, “in many instances, home confinement or house arrest is, in itself, a substantial punishment” for crimes of this nature.

Prosecutors reported in April that Kingston, whose real name was Kisean Anderson, and his mother, Janice Turner, were found guilty of four charges of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Prosecutors said Kingston and Turner scammed luxury vendors out of over $1 million over the course of a little over a year, beginning in April 2023.

In a sentencing statement dated August 11, attorneys stated that “the majority of the victims were reimbursed and the restitution owed is minimal in comparison to the loss for which Mr. Anderson is being held responsible.”

Prior to Kingston’s expected sentence on August 15, character letters have also been submitted. These include letters to the judge from Kingston’s sister, fellow recording artist Iyaz, a grocery store cashier in Fort Lauderdale who claims to have seen Kingston as someone who is “always willing to lend a hand,” a local delivery driver who made similar remarks, an unhoused person who claims the singer fed and clothed him, and numerous others.