Floyd Mayweather Faces Felony Charges Over Alleged $200,000 Cheque Fraud

Floyd Mayweather is facing two felony charges in Nevada after allegedly issuing a $200,000 cheque in December 2024 for a luxury watch purchase in Las Vegas, despite having insufficient funds, property, or credit to cover the transaction, according to court records.

The 49-year-old was represented by his counsel at a hearing in Clark County District Court, where he is facing charges of “theft, value $100,000 or greater” and “drawing or passing a cheque with intent to defraud, value $1,200 or greater”.

Court documents, filed by Clark County prosecutors on April 27 and followed by an order for Mayweather to appear in court three days later, allege that he wrote a $200,000 cheque from a Wells Fargo account payable to Gold and Beyond on 31 December 2024, but did not have sufficient funds to cover the purchase.

On the theft charge, prosecutors allege that Mayweather issued the cheque “in exchange for obtaining property or services” while knowing it would not be honoured when presented, and did so “knowingly, feloniously, and without lawful authority”.

If convicted of fraud, Nevada law provides for a prison sentence of one to four years, a fine of up to $5,000, and restitution. The felony theft charge carries a potential sentence of one to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $15,000.

Gold and Beyond filed the complaint 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 intended to allow Mayweather time to settle the outstanding amount, but the firm has not received any response from him or his legal team.

The Clark County District Attorney’s Office and Mayweather’s attorney were not available for comment.

Mayweather is scheduled to face kickboxer Mike Zambidis on 27 June in an exhibition bout in Athens, Greece. Despite an Internal Revenue Service tax lien of more than $7.2 million issued against him in 2018 and 2023, his tax advisers have reportedly reached arrangements with the IRS allowing him to travel for the bout.

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