Floyd Mayweather is facing two felony charges for allegedly passing a bad check.
The boxing legend sought to purchase a $200,000 watch in Las Vegas.
According to ESPN., Mayweather was “charged in April with theft as well as drawing and passing a check without sufficient funds with the intent to defraud.”
On Monday, Mayweather was scheduled for a court appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court. Although he was not present, his attorney represented him at the Clark County District Attorney’s office.
Clark County prosecutors allege that Mayweather wrote a $200,000 Wells Fargo check to the Las Vegas luxury reseller Gold and Beyond in December 2024. The account lacked funds to cover the transaction.
Marc Cook, who’s representing Gold and Beyond, said that his client filed the complaint with the Clark County District Attorney’s office in February.
“The reason for the delay is that my guy trusted Mayweather. And was trying to give him every opportunity to make good on that,” Cook said. “It got to the point where he wasn’t getting responses. And wasn’t getting money for a watch that Mayweather had for well over a year.”
Adrian Lobo, Mayweather’s attorney, said that her client “had absolutely no intent to defraud” Gold and Beyond. Also, Mayweather “ had a long business relationship with the store’s owner before and after the alleged transaction.” Gold and Beyond went to the Clark County District Attorney instead of “filing a civil claim to resolve the dispute.”
“This matter does not belong in the criminal courts,” Lobo wrote in the statement. “And Mr. Mayweather looks forward to being vindicated through the court proceedings.
MAYWEATHER’S RECENT LEGAL ISSUES
This is the latest example of Mayweather’s legal woes. He’s dealing with a $7.3 million IRS tax lien, multiple civil lawsuits from luxury jewelers over millions in unpaid balances.
Mayweather is scheduled to appear at a hearing in September.