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Mayweather Charged with Two Felonies Over $200K Check

6/17/2026

Summary

Mayweather Faces Felonies

Floyd Mayweather Jr. faces two felonies for a $200,000 bad check.
He wrote the check on December 31, 2024 to Gold and Beyond for an Audemars Piguet watch with insufficient funds.
Mayweather sent an attorney after a complaint was filed on April 27, 2026.
The evidentiary hearing is set for September 2026, with the theft charge carrying a 20-year maximum sentence.
Mayweather owes a $7.2 million tax lien while fighting Mike Zambidis on June 27, 2026 in Athens.

Summary

Mayweather Sues Showtime

Floyd Mayweather sued Showtime for $340 million, alleging breach of contract.
He filed a $175 million suit against former partners, accusing them of fraud and fiduciary breach.
A Las Vegas gated community placed a lien of over $22,500 on Mayweather for unpaid fees.
After a threat to revoke his passport over a $7.2 million IRS lien, tax lawyers cleared him for the June 27 exhibition in Greece.

History

Historical Context

After the 1996 wrongful-death suit by Nicole Brown and Ron Goldman’s families, a Santa Monica jury in February 1997 held O.J. Simpson liable and ordered $33.5 million in damages, a judgment that has never been fully satisfied. The case spurred the 1994 Violence-Against-Women Act and today fuels calls for stricter financial oversight of elite athletes facing similar lawsuits.

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Mayweather Faces Felonies

Floyd Mayweather Jr. faces two felonies for a $200,000 bad check.
He wrote the check on December 31, 2024 to Gold and Beyond for an Audemars Piguet watch with insufficient funds.
Mayweather sent an attorney after a complaint was filed on April 27, 2026.
The evidentiary hearing is set for September 2026, with the theft charge carrying a 20-year maximum sentence.
Mayweather owes a $7.2 million tax lien while fighting Mike Zambidis on June 27, 2026 in Athens.

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