Floyd Mayweather Charged Over $200,000 Watch Check, Facing 24 Years
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 17
Floyd Mayweather Charged Over $200,000 Watch Check, Facing 24 Years
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 17
Summary
$200,000 is at the center of two felony charges against Floyd Mayweather in Las Vegas, where prosecutors say he bought a rare Audemars Piguet watch with a check that bounced for insufficient funds.
Clark County authorities say the purchase happened on New Year's Eve 2024 and that boutique owners spent more than a year trying to collect payment, including through a certified demand letter, before a criminal summons was issued.
Mayweather's defense team appeared for him in court Monday, and the 49-year-old could face up to 24 years in prison if convicted on both counts of theft over $100,000 and passing a check with intent to defraud.
The case adds to broader financial pressure on the boxer, who is also dealing with a $7 million IRS tax lien, a $1 million child-support order and separate civil disputes over private jet and Manhattan rent bills.