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Floyd Mayweather Charged with Felonies Over $200K Watch

6/17/2026

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Mayweather Charged

Floyd Mayweather is charged with two felonies in Las Vegas for a $200,000 watch purchase, with theft-of-property charges over $100,000 and check-fraud charges over $1,200.
He missed his June 15 2026 court appearance and a September 2026 hearing is set; his lawyer says he lacked intent to defraud.
If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison, a $15,000 fine, and an exhibition fight in Athens, Greece on June 27 2026.

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Mayweather Lawsuits

IRS placed a $7.3 million tax lien on Floyd Mayweather for taxes from 2018 and 2023.
Mayweather sued former manager Jona Rechnitz for $175 million, alleging a fraud scheme involving his jewelry.
He filed a $340 million lawsuit against Showtime, claiming unpaid proceeds from his seven pay-per-view bouts.
A Manhattan landlord and Miami jeweler Leonard Sulaymanov sued Mayweather over alleged rent arrears and over $3.8 million owed for watches, respectively.

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Mayweather Passport Restored

Gold & Beyond attorney Marc Cook said boutique delayed filing criminal charges until February to let Boxer Floyd Mayweather pay the $200,000 debt.
Rapper 50 Cent posted a message offering Boxer Floyd Mayweather money and asking him to call if he needed help.
After the IRS threatened to revoke Boxer Floyd Mayweather’s passport due to a $7 million tax lien, his lawyers secured reinstatement, enabling travel to Greece for June 27 exhibition.

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Mayweather Charged

Floyd Mayweather is charged with two felonies in Las Vegas for a $200,000 watch purchase, with theft-of-property charges over $100,000 and check-fraud charges over $1,200.
He missed his June 15 2026 court appearance and a September 2026 hearing is set; his lawyer says he lacked intent to defraud.
If convicted, he faces up to 20 years in prison, a $15,000 fine, and an exhibition fight in Athens, Greece on June 27 2026.

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