Floyd Mayweather allegedly wrote a $200,000 check in December 2024 for a watch in Las Vegas but "had insufficient money, property, or credit" in his account to complete the transaction, so he now faces two felony charges per Nevada court records.
Mayweather, 49, was represented by his counsel on Monday at a hearing in Clark County court on official charges of "theft, value $100,000 or greater" and "draw or pass check with intent to defraud, value $1,200 or greater."
The complaint, which Clark County
prosecutors filed on April 27 and was followed three days later by a court order for Mayweather to appear before a judge, alleges the former 15-time boxing champion wrote a $200,000 check from a Wells Fargo Bank account to Gold and Beyond on Dec. 31, 2024, but could not cover the cost of the watch.
As for the theft charge, the complaint states that Mayweather wrote the check "in exchange for obtaining property or services" while "knowing that the check would not be paid when presented," and did so "knowingly, feloniously, and without lawful authority."
If found guilty of fraud, Nevada law states Mayweather could face a prison sentence of one to four years and be forced to pay a $5,000 fine along with restitution costs. The felony theft charge could put him behind bars for one to 20 years and cost him as much as $15,000 in fines.
Gold and Beyond filed the complaint against Mayweather with the Clark County District Attorney's office in February, according to Mark Cook of Cook & Kelesis, which represents the business. Cook said the delay was deliberate in hopes Mayweather would pay what he owed, but the law firm had not received any responses from Mayweather or his counsel.
The Clark County District Attorney's Office and Mayweather's attorney were not available for comment.
Mayweather is scheduled to face kickboxer Mike Zambis on June 27 for an exhibition in Athens, Greece. Despite a tax lien of more than $7.2 million levied by the Internal Revenue Service against Mayweather for unpaid taxes in 2018 and 2023, his tax attorneys have worked it out with the IRS to allow him to make the brief trip to Greece.
--Field Level Media
